Third Party Watch founder Austin Cassidy has agreed to join Independent Political Report as Publisher and Managing Partner. Says Mr. Cassidy:
I started Third Party Watch because I thought there was a need for a largely objective news source that covered the so called “periphery” of American politics. The site was successful, but I think the need still exists today and that’s why I’m really excited to be playing a role in creating the new Independent Political Report.
Mr. Cassidy will also lend his business acumen and technical skills to IPR, and he has already helped out with a few site glitches.
Austin Cassidy founded Third Party Watch in May, 2005. After building it up into the premiere source for third-party-politics news, he sold it to Stephen Gordon in late 2007. This past weekend, Mr. Gordon sold TPW to Republican fundraiser Richard Viguerie.
Mr. Cassidy joins former TPW contributors Thomas L. Knapp and Trent Hill in making the exodus from TPW to IPR.
26 responses so far ↓
1 Thomas L. Knapp // May 21, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Wow … glad to have you on board, Austin!
I see that Darcy Richardson’s Others is featured in the advertising sidebar. I’ve been distracted from reading lately, but am well into the second volume. I’m bringing it and the third volume with me for the trip to Denver, although I hope I’ll have little time to read. Great stuff.
2 Ross Levin // May 21, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Have you read “No Debate” by George Farah? It’s a great book that every third party member should really read.
3 Ross Levin // May 21, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I just submitted a comment to TPW about IPR and it says “your comment is awaiting moderation.”
4 Austin Cassidy // May 21, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Thanks Tom! I’m very happy to be a part of this new project.
5 MattSwartz // May 21, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Moderated comments on TPW? Stick a fork in them, they’re done.
6 darcyrichardson // May 21, 2008 at 7:20 pm
This is great news! TPW can have Viguerie. We’ll take Austin any day!
7 Fred Church Ortiz // May 21, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Austin was always and still remains da man. This place is really coming together.
8 Jason_Gatties // May 21, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I’m very happy to hear this news.
9 Mike Theodore // May 21, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Moderating comments on a normally free site demonstrates a crack down on dissent. That is key to the ending of a site.
10 Mike Theodore // May 21, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Wait, I just tested it and they let it through.
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/05/21/tpw-coverage-at-libertarian-national-convention/#comment-6133311
11 Fred Church Ortiz // May 21, 2008 at 7:58 pm
You mispelled the URL there Mike, maybe that’s the trick to slipping it through
Back to my no-TPW diet…
12 Mike Theodore // May 21, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Damned! Thwarted yet again by TPW and it’s schemes.
13 Trent Hill // May 21, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Austin,
GREAT to have you on-board.I look forward to working with you more.
14 Ross Levin // May 21, 2008 at 8:41 pm
For my comment it still says “awaiting moderation.” Can you see it there? It’s under the same post as yours, Mike.
15 Mike Theodore // May 21, 2008 at 8:53 pm
No, did you spell the URL out or just abbreviate like I did?
16 mlirshfl // May 21, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I had gone to the Third Party Watch and was disgusted at the type of comments that were being made. I want to know what it would take to actually put a serious Third Party candidate in the Presidency. This Barr guy seems like a party switcher or user. What do you guys look like? Skinheads? Bush lookalikes? Funny you should have Darcy G Richardson’s books featured on your site. I am currently reading A Nation Divided and the amount of detail is astonishing. It reads very well and recommend it. Many insights into the 1968 Presidential campaign. I am looking forward to you getting up and running.
17 Ross Levin // May 21, 2008 at 9:26 pm
That was kind of weird…
18 Austin Cassidy // May 21, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I’m sure they’ve got other things to do than to specifically target links to this site. At least, I think they do. It was probably just caught in a spam filter. You’d be amazed how much spam popular sites get pounded with.
Yet another positive for the registration model that G.E. has put into place here. That and someone who posts the word “ass” fifteen times in every response can be blocked easily enough.
19 Austin Cassidy // May 21, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Thanks folks for the warm welcome! We’re off to a really strong start and this is going to be one crazy convention.
Darcy, I’m planning on checking out your books. Looks like some intertesting reading!
20 Ross Levin // May 22, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I’ve never had any problem with posting links there before. Just the fact that they’re moderating the comments at all, whereas they weren’t doing it before, is bothersome.
21 ElfNinosMom // May 22, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Glad to see you back, Austin!
22 Austin Cassidy // May 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Glad to be back, ENM!
23 NewFederalist // May 22, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Is this site going to cover more than just the CP and the LP? I remain interested in what’s going on with the Greens and others (Nader, Keyes, Prohibition party, socialist parties etc). Thanx!
24 Austin Cassidy // May 22, 2008 at 5:15 pm
That’s the idea. Note the Communist Party story just a few hours ago.
25 Ross Levin // May 22, 2008 at 5:16 pm
So far, it seems like they’re doing a better job of covering other third parties than TPW did, even under Stephen Gordon.
I offered to write for them, and I’m working for a Green/Independent, so we’ll so what happens.
26 Fred Church Ortiz // May 22, 2008 at 5:21 pm
More coming shortly.
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