Barr to appear on ABC’s ‘This Week’

July 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr will appear on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday morning.

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Schriner continues Ohio tour, seeks Green nomination

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Presidential candidate Average Joe Schriner is continuing his “Buckeye Back Road Tour” of Ohio, where he spoke with the ABC and NBC affiliates in Toledo. While Schriner has been running as an independent, he is also seeking the Green Party nomination, about which he says, “The Green Party has, by far, the best platform [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents

Kingery has campaigned in ‘nearly 28 states’

July 5th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Independent presidential candidate Daniel Kingery was in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, this week for the Democracy Unplugged Declaration of the Independents forum on July 3. Kingery says he has campaigned “in nearly 28 states,” spending “less than $15,000″ so far. Kingery says his campaign has about $261 on hand.

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Tags: Independents

Allen campaigns in Pennsylvania, seeks electors

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Independent presidential candidate Donald K. Allen campaigned in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, last week, where he says he “found many people interested in discussing topics from America’s continuing loss of our manufacturing base to the need for further education of all our citizens to enable this country to not only lead the world, but survive as a [...]

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Tags: Independents

Charles Jay on declaring independence from the LP

July 5th, 2008 · 47 Comments

BTP presidential candidate Charles Jay has published an essay on his blog, in honor of Independence Day, about declaring independence from the Libertarian Party, for those who feel that party is increasingly libertarian in name only. It was brought to my attention by Darcy Richardson. Here is a taste…
Since I am in one of those [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties

Report: Haugh ‘wastes more LP donors’ money’

July 5th, 2008 · 101 Comments

IPR has received reports from reliable sources that Libertarian Party Chairman Bill Redpath is “highly upset” with Sean Haugh over the Massachusetts petition burning scandal, and has taken “appropriate steps” to ensure something of that nature won’t happen again. Well, according to a well-known petition gatherer — who admittedly has bad blood with Mr. Haugh [...]

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New York’s Lucky District 13

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Originally posted in Ballot Access News
The incumbent Republican Congressman in New York’s 13th district, Vito Fossella, is not running for re-election. Last month, the Republican Party leadership choice for the seat, Francis H. Powers, died unexpectedly. Republican leaders are still not settled on a new nominee. However, some Republican leaders in the Brooklyn part of [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties · Right-wing minor parties

John Lennon endorses Kevin Barrett for Congress?

July 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

First, it was claimed that Mahatma Gandhi endorsed 2004 LP VPOTUS Richard Campagna.
Now, John Lennon is allegedly endorsing Libertarian WI-3 (US House) challenger Kevin Barrett?
We report. You decide.

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Questions for Chuck Baldwin?

July 5th, 2008 · 37 Comments

IPR has been contacted by the Baldwin campaign. Do any of our readers have specific questions they would like to ask Chuck Baldwin? According to Roman Schroeder, who wrote us on behalf of the Baldwin campaign,
“Mr. Baldwin has some time this coming Monday morning before noon (central time.)”

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Tags: Constitution Party

Newsom’s girlfriend registers with the AIP

July 5th, 2008 · 15 Comments

This item is a couple of months old, but I just read it yesterday. Apparently, San Francisco Mayor (and Democratic gubernatorial candidate) Gavin Newsom’s girlfriend recently tried to change her registration from Republican to “No Party” or Unaffiliated. But she wound up registered as a member of the American Independent Party instead.
From the [...]

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Tags: Right-wing minor parties