Warren Knocks New York Dems’ Attempt to Edge Out Third Parties, Saying it Will ‘Benefit Republicans’

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) on Tuesday slammed a proposal reportedly being pushed by the chairman of the New York State Democratic Party that would place more hurdles in front of third parties seeking to appear on the ballot, calling the plan “deeply undemocratic.”The proposal, which targets the New York Working Families Party, would dramatically hike the voter threshold for third parties to appear on the gubernatorial ballot from 50,000 votes to 250,000 votes, alleviating t