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  • The Fringe, Part 8


    We intended to let our Fringe series lay dormant as the primaries and caucuses neared, but then a slim little book arrived in the mail, courtesy of a Fringer. We couldn't resist. So, welcome back to the presidential Twilight Zone. Benjamin Richards is Read More...
  • The Bullies of South Carolina


    As a defender of fringe candidate rights, I was disturbed when I read the news coming out of South Carolina yesterday. Stephen Colbert's rejection by state Democrats is getting headlines, but it was actually another, less-publicized denial that irked Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 7


    This is the seventh entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. Read the archives here . Don't tell anybody, but John Blyth wants to become president so he can put himself out of business. Blyth, an independent Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 6


    This is the sixth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. Read the archives here . The Fringe suffered its first rejection this week. On Tuesday I called Randy Crow, a North Carolina Democrat running for president, Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 5


    This is the fifth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. Read the rest of the series here . Cap Fendig is the fringe man's Mike Huckabee. The Republican presidential candidate wants to keep the troops in Iraq, Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 4


    This is the fourth entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the whole series here . Tom Koos gets it. He knows that a 41-year old facilities manager from California isn't going to win the Democratic Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 3


    This is the third entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the entire series here . Michael Skok, a 58-year-old retiree from New York, asked me this today: "I would argue with you that Republicans Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 2


    This is the second entry in "The Fringe," a periodic look at the lesser-known candidates for president. You can read the entire series here . Dr. Mark Klein shares at least one presidential tic with the rest of the mainstream candidates—he has a tagline. Read More...
  • The Fringe, Part 1


    In honor of Stephen Colbert's presidential run and the beginning of the filing period for the New Hampshire primaries, Trailhead is introducing its first regular feature: the Fringe. We'll profile the über-long shots who have come out of the woodwork Read More...
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