Arkansas Democratic Primary

Incumbent Barack Obama defeated challenger John Wolfe Jr. in the Democratic Presidential Primary in Arkansas on Tuesday.  Barack Obama received 94,849 votes, John Wolfe Jr. received 67,488 votes.  Obama received about 58% of the vote, Wolfe 42%.   http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/AR-D

John Wolfe Arkansas Primary

John Wolfe has done very well in Arkansas primary polls recently, and may even win the primary against incumbent Barack Obama.  However, the party has already promised to deny him his delegates on a technicality if he does.

Update

Jill Stein has secured the Green Party's nomination and is now looking into potential running mates.  The presumed candidates for the 2012 General Election appear to be as thus.

Barack Obama (D)
Mitt Romney (R)
Rocky Anderson (J)
Gary Johnson (L)
Virgil Goode (C)
Jill Stein (G)

These will likely be the only candidates with enough ballot access to theoretically win.  Many other candidates are also running.  Out of these candidates, both Rocky Anderson and Jill Stein are decent on foreign policy, but neither are perfect.  Gary Johnson started out good but has now displayed some desire for neoconservative policies.  Virgil Goode has a history of xenophobic statements and voted for both the Iraq War and the Patriot Act while in congress.  Both Obama and Romney are status quo pro-war candidates.  I recommend voting for Socialist Party USA candidate Stewart Alexander where available for those on the left, and for independent candidate Tiffany Briscoe where available for those on the right.

Ron Paul Suspends Campaign

Ron Paul, the only major Republican who took up anti-war positions, has partially suspended his campaign, and will no longer be actively running in primaries.  California GOP voters may want to consider voting for Fred Karger, who at least opposes the war in Afghanistan.  Paul will still appear on the ballot in the upcoming Republican Primary in Texas, as will Democrat Darcy G. Richardson, who is also no longer actively campaigning.

Anti-War candidates who are still in the race

John Wolfe Jr. (D) (Will be on the ballot in Arkansas and Texas, write-in in MT, ID, and CA)
Keith Russell Judd (D) (WV Primary only)
(Darcy G. Richardson is no longer actively campaigning, but will be on the ballot in Texas)
Bob Ely (D) (On TX ballot)
(I no longer consider Gary Johnson an anti-war candidate due to various positions he has taken)
Jill Stein (G)
Roseanne Barr (G)
Kent Mesplay (G)
Harley Mikkelson (G)
Stewart Alexander/Alex Mendoza (SPUSA)
Rocky Anderson (JPUSA)
Peta Lindsay/Yari Osorio (PSL)
Stephen Durham/Christina Lopez (FSP)
Jerry White/Phyllis Scherrer (SEP)
Tiffany Briscoe (I)
Jim Duensing (BTP)

West Virginia Democratic Primary

Keith Russell Judd scored an impressive 40% of the vote running against Barack Obama in the West Virginia Democratic Primary.

Right Wing Third Party Candidates

Three economically right wing third parties have official nominees now. The Libertarian Party candidate is Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the Constitution Party candidate is former Congressman Virgil Goode, and the Boston Tea Party nomination is libertarian activist Jim Duensing. Tiffany Briscoe, the BTP's original nominee this year, is now running as an independent, with Libertarian James Ogle as her running mate.  I am rather skeptical of Johnson after discovering that he supports intervention in Uganda to find Joseph Kony, continued drone strikes, and is supportive of leaving some U.S. bases behind in Afghanistan.  Virgil Goode is very far right on social issues and voted for both the Iraq War and the Patriot Act while in congress.  Jim Duensing is a 9/11 truther and seems like a good choice for anti-war libertarians.  He also is critical of America's special relationship with Israel and supports ending foreign aid altogether in the region.  Tiffany Briscoe seems to have a good foreign policy and supports closing U.S. bases overseas, as well as ending predator drone strikes.  Her running mate is James Ogle, who had also been running in the Libertarian Party's primary against Johnson.