The Wacko / Fringe Party Factor Tomorrow

While most of the elections tomorrow will be contests between Democratic and Republican candidates, there are a few choice ones that may be influenced by third party or fringe candidates running separately.

In Nevada's race for governor, wingnut deadbeat Ryan Bundy, son of the infamous scofflaw and sagebrush moocher Cliven "Hoof" Bundy, is running as an independent, and may siphon off right-wing votes from Rethuglican Adam Laxalt (whose own family has denounced him). Dem Steve Sisolak is running even with Laxalt, while Bundy is polling in the low single digits.

In Indiana's Senate race between ConservaDem Sen. Joe Donnelly and Rethug candidate Mike Braun is also tight, with voters for Libertarian candidate Lucy Brenton potentially tipping the race to Donnelly. In a clever move, Donnelly has been running Facebook ads touting Brenton as the true conservative, and painting Braun as a tax-hiking fraud.

In Arizona, Dem Senate candidate Rep. Kyrsten Sinema may benefit from the decision of the state's Green Party candidate, whose name is ironically Angela Green, to drop out of the race and to throw her support behind Sinema. Green's name will remain on the ballot, so Rethugs are encouraging Green Party voters to still vote for Green.

We'll see tomorrow how these fringe candidates, and others, might have affected the outcome in close races.