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Constitution Party’s Castle campaigns in Alabama

September 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Alabama’s Huntsville Times reports this morning, “Exactly four people came to hear a lunch speech from Constitution Party vice presidential candidate Darrell Castle at Mullins Drive-In restaurant Wednesday. Two were journalists, one was the guy who organized the event, and the other was the candidate’s wife. It was a disappointing turnout but not unprecedented. Campaigning [...]

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Libertarian California Assembly candidate at three percent in poll

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

A poll conducted for the Democratic candidate in California’s 54th Assembly District shows Libertarian John Kling at three percent, with Democrat Bonnie Lowenthal at 52% and Republican Gabriella Holt 30%. The Goodwin Simon Victoria Research survey of 400 registered voters was conducted August 26-27 (+/- 5%). Kling has no evident campaign website, but a May [...]

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Fascists, unarchists, Nader, and Barr

September 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

California’s North Coast Journal continues its look at some lesser-known presidential candidates, this time profiling independent Richard Duncan, United Fascist Union candidate Jack Grimes, and Unarchy candidate Donald Sauter. The Journal also handicaps the “race for third place,” saying independent Ralph Nader is likely to top Libertarian Bob Barr: “There’s confusion in the political camp [...]

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

World’s most widely read libertarian Web site condemns Barr, Libertarian Party

September 11th, 2008 · 21 Comments

The most widely read libertarian Web site in the world was harshly criticial of Bob Barr today. Chris Brunner said Bob Barr Showed His True Colors: Bob Barr has been slamming Dr. Paul publicly since he won the formerly-libertarian party nomination, but this seems to have offended more Ron Paul supporters than anything he has [...]

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Paul-Goldwater vehicle launches Web site

September 11th, 2008 · 10 Comments

The Lousiana Taxpayers Party, which nominated Ron Paul for president and Barry Goldwater, Jr. for vice president, launched its Web site late September, 10. In related news, Ballot Access News reports that Bob Barr is, for now at least, off the Louisiana ballot.

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LP of Mass. elector withdraws support for substitution, could cost Barr ballot access

September 11th, 2008 · 17 Comments

From Arthur Torrey, anti-Barr Libertarian presidential elector who, until today, said he would go along with “substitution” in Massachusetts, where signatures were collected in George Phillies’s name: I have sent the following message to the Mass. Secretary of States Office and the attorneys representing our side in the litigation concerning the substitution of Barr/Root for [...]

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