Cris Ericson, who is on the ballot in Vermont as the U.S. Marijuana Party candidate for both governor and the state’s at-large U.S. House seat, said this week that she has been the victim of identity theft. On her campaign website Wednesdat, Ericson wrote, “I went to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles yesterday [...]

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Barack Obama went to the Middle East and Europe, John McCain went to South America, and now Ralph Nader is going to Canada. CTV.ca reports the independent presidential hopeful “will be in Toronto on Monday to host a campaign fundraiser with Americans living in the country, and to talk about what’s at stake for [...]

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On his campaign website this week, independent presidential candidate Donald Allen writes, “One of my favorite quotes comes from Thomas Paine (1737-1809), one of the Founding Fathers of this great Nation. In his ‘Common Sense’ series, published in 1776, he stated that ‘anyone could grasp the nature of politics and government; all that is [...]

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In a recent post on his campaign website, independent presidential candidate William Koenig said, “America’s problems: The reason for every major problem facing America is in the Bible. Sin: The root cause of every major problem facing America is our sin. America’s solutions: The solution to every major problem facing America is in [...]

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Benton Harbor Black Autonomy Network of Community Organizers leader Edward Pinkney, a minister who is “serving a three- to 10-year prison term for a probation violation stemming from an election fraud conviction,” has been nominated by the Green Party in the Michigan Sixth District U.S. House race, the party announced. A Pan-African News Wire [...]

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Independent presidential candidate Daniel Kingery says he has returned to Arizona for the remainder of the campaign. Kingery writes, “I’ll be doing some odd jobs a few hours a day. The rest of my time will be contacting 200 or more people per day on the internet. The rest of the job [...]

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Dave Weigel wrote at Reason Hit & Run Friday morning that during a recent Bob Barr conference call with bloggers, he asked the Libertarian presidential nominee “what he made of his former Republican colleagues in the House protesting the congressional recess and making speeches to an empty room about the need for offshore drilling.”
Barr replied, [...]

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Independent Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan has secured her place on the ballot to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 8th House district. A message sent to supporters minutes ago details the scope of the effort:
There has been an overwhelming and unprecedented show of support among San Francisco voters for the Sheehan campaign’s progressive [...]

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A self-described “White boy” with rhythm, Green in Brooklyn writes about an appearance by Green Party Veep nominee Rosa Clemente. Kicking her campaign for Vice President into high gear, Clemente’s supporters came out to send her campaigning with some enthusiasm and a few extra dollars in the campaign fund.
The full story, with photos, is [...]

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Press release from the national Green Party
Malapportionment of Electoral College votes may lead to a Republican victory despite the popular vote, disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters, especially black voters in southern states
Green civil action seeks to democratize the Electoral College by enforcing 14th Amendment voter protections, names Vice President Cheney as defendent

WASHINGTON, DC — [...]

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The AP reports Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr will speak today at noon at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The AP says Barr “has emerged as a favorite alternative for people who’d backed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.”
A mid-July poll showed Barr at two percent in Michigan.

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The Saline County Voice of Arkansas ran a report in its August 6 issue about Constitution Party vice presidential nominee Darrell Castle’s address at the state CP convention late last month. The story, which is not yet available in full online except to subscribers, says Castle said Americans “can expect the same results if [...]

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