by Leela Yellesetty and Nick Hart

Aaron Dixon, the Green Party candidate for US Senate, was arrested on October 17 for protesting his exclusion from a candidates' debate. The debate included Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell, Republican Mike McGavick, and Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie. Candidates were included based on a complicated set of rules, which makes it exceedingly difficult for third parties to participate. Guthrie got in because he donated $1.2 million of his own money to his campaign -- and despite the fact that Dixon polls three times higher and has raised more money from . . .