Libertarian Party Suit Could Mean A 3-Party Debate

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Phoenix, AZ - The case has been filed, the orders have been served, and the hearing has been scheduled. On Tuesday, the Superior Court of Maricopa County will decide whether or not taxpayer money can be used to present campaign commercials for favored political parties and their candidates.

At issue is the exclusion of Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate, from a Wednesday event at Arizona State University in Tempe.

“The media refers to this event as a ‘debate,’” says Stephen Gordon, Badnarik’s communications director. “But there are three candidates on the ballot in Arizona, and the University, in collusion with an allegedly non-partisan, allegedly non-profit organization, is spending about $2 million to publicize the views of only two of them.”