Why is the Green Party trying to kick a Green Party candidate off the ballot in the Pa.? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Andrew Tupone submitted his nomination papers with thousands of signatures to the Department of State last month.
Andrew Tupone in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. (Photo courtesy of the Tupone campaign)
In one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, a strange fight is brewing between the Pennsylvania Green Party and a candidate who is petitioning to appear on the ballot under their label.
Andrew Tupone submitted his nomination papers with thousands of signatures to the Department of State last month, seeking a spot on the ballot in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District. He then released a statement appealing to the Green Party’s progressive voter base.
“[Incumbent] Congressman [Ryan] Mackenzie has been in lock step with Trump and he must be stopped,” it read. “After the Democratic National Party put their thumbs on the scale in the pr…