GreenLine Interview with Eugene Platt - First Elected Green in South Carolina
GL: Congratulations on being the first Green elected official in South Carolina. As a former Democrat, what attracted you to the Green Party?
EP: I have been leaning toward the Green Party for a while now. My son, Paul became very involved with [...]

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Normally a state Green Party chapter would be happy to have an extra $10,000 in the bank. The good folks in the Green Party of Florida are a bit concerned because that extra $10,000 came in the form of filing fees from five people unknown to the Florida Greens.
As noted in a [...]

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Stephen Williams, who recently received the endorsement of the Independence Party of Minnesota for Senate, was interviewed this past Friday on Almanac, a St. Paul based public affairs program. The six minute interview includes the soft-spoken Williams’ views on a national sales tax (which he believes will make American goods more competitive overseas and [...]

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I just recieved a press release from the Constitution Party which cited the American Independent Party’s new chairman, Jim King, talking about Chuck Baldwin. Also, the amount of money raised during Baldwin’s five day trip to southern California.

“ Chuck Baldwin is the only presidential candidate who squares up on the issues most important to Americans”, [...]

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I last saw Vince Miller at the LP National Convention in Denver. According to Tom Knapp, Vince got Valley Fever soon after Denver, although the doctors at first thought it was pneumonia. I am saddened that Vince is no longer with us.
Eric Garris writes at antiwar.com blog,
In lieu of cards or flowers those wishing to [...]

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Posted at LFV by Tom Knapp. I realize Tom writes here too, so I held off on posting it here, but I think enough time has elapsed. My apologies if Tom still meant to post it here himself.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr, in an appearance yesterday morning on Fox News Sunday:
“[W]hat makes me a [...]

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Quoth Robert Milnes:
Please forward to interested persons or groups. I have been informed that 100 signatures of Green Party members must be received as part of approval process for presidential candidates. With this email I request Green party members to consider supporting my candidacy by sending a letter of support to Presidential Campaign Support Committee. [...]

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The following is posted on Last Free Voice by ElfNinosMom; the author is Steve Newton.
These same types of major party shenanigans to marginalize independents and smaller parties even after they overcome massive ballot access hurdles take place in states all over the country.

I’m sure that Ryan McTeague Beckwith of the Raleigh News and Observer thought [...]

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And where are they listed?
LP.org is not much help.
A few are here. Many more are not.
NC sent us a list (below). How about the other states? Please list your state lists of candidates - or links to such lists - in the comments!
Libertarians File List of 2008 Candidates
RALEIGH (June 30) — The race for North [...]

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