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Here are the megadonors and dark money groups bankrolling John Cornyn and Ken Paxton’s Senate primary

The incumbent senator has dominated financially, thanks to an array of megadonors and dark money groups. The Tribune assembled a guide to the money behind the most expensive Senate primary ever.

The Texas Tribune

From Warren Buffett to Tim Cook, these 5 Fortune 500 legends all share the same childhood job

Ross Perot once said a paper route taught “just good, basic business principles.”

Fortune

Why Ray Dalio, Scott Bessent and others are rallying around a '3% solution' to the national debt

Bipartisan consensus is building in support of lowering the gulf between revenues and outlays to 3% of GDP.

Fortune

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Why US third parties perform best in the Northeast

A majority of Americans say they are “frustrated” or “angry” – or both – with Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center. But that rarely translates into support for independent or third-party candidates.

The Conversation

Is CEO activism threatening democracy?

Intervening in the boardroom alone no longer seems to be enough for a good number of CEOs who are becoming increasingly vocal about politics. The most prominent example is Elon Musk, who publicly endorsed Donald Trump during the 2024 US presidential election campaign and later accepted a government role offered…

The Conversation

Show some gratitude, people – Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform for our benefit, apparently

The current crop of politicians are constantly telling us they don’t have to be doing this. Aren’t we lucky, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Joe Rogan Says 'American Manufacturing Collapsed' Because Greedy Executives Shipped Jobs Overseas. 'They Were Already Rich'

Joe Rogan believes Ross Perot was spot-on when he warned voters in 1992 about the long-term consequences of free trade deals. In an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” with comedian Ron White, Rogan said Perot, who was an American businessman and independent presidential candidate in 1992 and 1996, foresaw…

Benzinga

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‘It’s not something you do by posting on Twitter’: Man behind Ross Perot’s campaign gives Musk third-party advice

‘My basic advice is: Go to rehab and then focus on creating a new political party from a position of seriousness,’ Russell Verney tells Musk

The Independent UK

Elon Musk claims he has launched a new party. Will it work?

He’s built rockets and electric vehicles, but some experts are skeptical as to whether the world’s richest person can successfully build a new political party

The Independent UK

Elon Musk says he may launch his own party: but US history tells us that’s not a recipe for success

To paraphrase a very old joke, how do you make a small fortune in America? Start with a large fortune and fund a third political party. American political history is littered with the wrecks of challengers who thought they could break the two-party system and failed.

The Conversation

There’s a fair way to ensure third-party candidates don’t ‘spoil’ the US election

Two states have already adopted ranked-choice voting, a nonpartisan fix to our outdated electoral system

The Guardian - US

Examination: Are the polls even reliable

After Biden's dismal debate against Trump, pundits turn to polls to learn America's future; what do they say?

Salon

I’m worried about Biden’s debate with Trump this week

Trump has convinced many Americans that stridency is a sign of strength while truth and humility signal weakness

The Guardian - US

It Didn't Start With Trump

It didn't start with libertarians either—or the 1990s.

Reason

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Presidential Debates Should Be More Frequent, and Tougher on Candidates

The presidency is a powerful position, and the job application should be hard on hopefuls.

The Guardian - US

Robert F Kennedy Jr calls Biden ‘much worse threat to democracy’ than Trump

Anti-vaxxer third-party candidate rails against president for involvement in supreme court case on social media

WEKU

RFK Jr. may have missed a major opportunity with his VP pick

Until his running mate Nicole Shanahan can prove herself an asset, Kennedy will seem to have missed an opportunity to capture the imagination of the nation — or at least a meaningful segment of it.

Al Jazeera

Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr: Election disrupter or change agent?

Could the candidate projecting himself as an outsider really crash the two-party US electoral system?

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Voter disdain opens door for 3rd parties

"When third parties make a splash, it comes very quickly, and it's almost unexpected. You don't see it coming"

Reason

Presidential Ballot Will Be Crowded With Third Party Candidates

RFK Jr. predicts all 50 states, Libertarian Party expects at least 48, Green Party over 30, and a still-waffling No Labels 32.

WEKU

RFK Jr.'s poll numbers remain high. What explains this — and can it last?

The anti-vaccine political scion is running as an independent for president, is threatening both parties and is polling higher than any independent in 40 years. But those high numbers tend to fade.

Tribune News Service

Cricket-loving billionaires are bringing their childhood game to the US major leagues

Anurag Jain has loved cricket his entire life, but after learning how much players made he ditched his dream of making a career of it and ultimately went into business.

Fortune

Texas commercial real estate mogul Ross Perot Jr. says a CRE recession looks likely: ‘It’ll be years before we really understand the damage the pandemic did to the world’

“If the banks are this risk-off, and they’re not making real estate loans, the real estate industry will stop,” says Perot.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: A spoiler alert for the 2024 presidential race

Throughout modern American history, opponents of the two major parties have sought to shake up the political system by creating so-called third parties to give voters an alternative to the Democrats and Republicans.

The Independent UK

Texans who have run for president over the last 7 decades

No current or former Texas politician has announced a campaign for the 2024 presidential race

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