The Chicago Tribune says Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign “says it will file more than 50,000 candidacy petition signatures with the state Board of Elections on Monday –double what’s required to appear on the November ballot. In the words of the Nader/Gonzalez campaign, ‘This is good news for voters who want a choice that [...]
Nader to submit Illinois signatures
June 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments
Tags: Independents
McCain’s immigration double-talk benefits Chuck Baldwin
June 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
Over at ABC’s news blog, Political Punch, Jake Trapper has a story which briefly outlines John McCain’s various positions on immigration. Most interesting to you readers is the key figure in the article and what she says at the end.
Rosanna Pulido, a Latina who heads the Illinois Minuteman Project, told the AP. “He’s having his [...]
Tags: Constitution Party
Minnesota Independence Party endorses Williams for Senate
June 22nd, 2008 · 10 Comments
The Independence Party of Minnesota endorsed farmer Stephen Williams for U.S. Senate and will back Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg in the Sixth District U.S. House race.
Tags: Non-left/right parties
Arkansas Greens find candidate for potentially winnable race
June 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments
The AP reports that the Arkansas Green Party has, at the last minute, found a candidate to take on Democrat Dwayne Dobbins for the state legislature in a race that could be winnable. In 2005, Dobbins “resigned and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment in a plea bargain reached after he was arrested on a felony [...]
Tags: Green Party
