Chuck Baldwin’s latest writing criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments about “saving the planet” and instead suggests she should be trying to “save the Republic”.
Yesterday, the Politico quoted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as saying, “I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet.” She was responding, of course, to pressure that [...]

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A press release issued by the Boston Tea Party announces that the BTP is now recognized by the Florida Secretary of State and is an option for voters who wish to register into it. A later post by BTP Interim Chair Jim Davidson adds that they are currently working on assembling a slate of [...]

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PolitickerKY reports
The Libertarian Party of Kentucky will reconsider its endorsement of Senate candidate Sonny Landham Wednesday evening, just days after initially disassociating their party from his bid. This news comes after the office of Kentucky’s secretary of state announced yesterday that Landham would need 5,000 new petition signatures to secure ballot access to run as [...]

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George Phillies will be on the New Hampshire ballot as a/the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party.
Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader, and the unknown Yonyuth Hongsakaphadana have declared their intent to be on the ballot, but not yet qualified.

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Susan Davis reports:
In perhaps the most desperate sounding e-mail solicitation yet this election cycle, third party Libertarian candidate Bob Barr’s campaign manager sent out a plea today to supporters to raise $15,000 each day this week—or else.
Under the subject line, “Have I said or done something to offend you?” Russ [...]

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From Nate Uncensored (excerpt):

Apparently someone did get around to asking Bob Barr some substantive questions when he made an appearance at Netroots Nation. Ed Brayton (Dispatches from the Culture Wars) asked Barr if he would now, as Libertarian candidate, repudiate his 1999 attempt to prohibit the practice of Wicca, a neo-Pagan religion, on military [...]

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Posted at Gails Tails
This editorial…er…analysis was in the Iowa Independent:

Independent Filing Period Begins
By John Deeth 7/28/08 6:04 AM
The filing period for third party and independent candidates trying to qualify for the Nov. 4 ballot begins Monday, and at least two independent congressional candidates could make the cut.
The filing period runs through August 15, ….
On the [...]

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Posted at Ballot Access News
The July 29 issue of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania daily newspaper, the Patriot-News, has this editorial. It calls for cancelling the costs that had been levied against Ralph Nader, from his 2004 petition challenge process. Nader has never paid the $81,102.19 that was charged to him, to pay for the costs incurred [...]

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Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch

SKCM Curry was named as Campaign Manager for the McKinney-Clemente Power to the People campaign. Curry had been actively seeking the Vice Presidential nomination, but seems quite content working in this role with the campaign.
There is a great post about Curry on the Wilderside that goes into great [...]

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Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch

The little town of Morega, CA in Contra Costa County is the site of a show down between pro-growth and moneyed land-owners against anti-sprawl “open space advocates” in town, including the town’s Mayor, Green Party member Lynda Deschambault, whose term is up this year. The battle has heated [...]

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Libertarian vice presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root is issuing this press release:
Government Should Leave Home Schooling Families Alone, Says Wayne Allyn Root
Henderson, NV — “There is no more important task for a parent than the education of one’s children. That responsibility belongs to parents, not the government,” insists Wayne Allyn Root, the Libertarian Party candidate [...]

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Crazy for liberty
quotes Bob Barr:
“Where does John McCain stand on taxes?,” asks Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. “He was for higher taxes before he was against them. But now he seems to be in favor of them again,” notes Barr.
“Perhaps Sen. McCain has been in Washington too long [...]

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Posted at Ballot Access News
Petitioning candidates for president who filed by the July 28 New Jersey deadline are Bob Barr, Roger Calero, Gloria La Riva, Cynthia McKinney, Brian Moore, and Ralph Nader. Also someone named Jeffrey Boss of Guttenberg, New Jersey, filed under the “Vote Here” Party label. His vice-presidential running-mate is Andrea Maria Boss.
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Posted at Ballot Access News
The Prohibition Party expects to be on the ballot for president in these six states this year: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. That is modest, but it will be the most since 1980, when it was on in eight states for president.

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Ballot Access News
Richard Carroll, Green Party nominee for the Arkansas state house, 39th district, still doesn’t know if he will be the only name on the November ballot or not. The Democratic Party of Arkansas had disqualified its nominee, Dwayne Dobbins, after he won the May 2008 primary. The Democratic Party took this [...]

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