On September 17, a bill was introduced to the Pennsylvania State Senate by Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) called the Voters’ Choice Act. If passed, it would make the requirements for ballot access for independents and minor party candidates in the general election the same as those for major party candidates in their primaries. [...]
Voters’ Choice Act introduced in PA legislature
September 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Green Party · Independents · Third parties, general
BreakTheMatrix seeks support for third party winner-take-all fundraiser
September 18th, 2008 · 16 Comments
BreakTheMatrix, a social networking and media company spearheaded by moneybomb promoter Trevor Lyman, is attempting to organize a money bomb for a third party presidential candidate. Which of Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney or Ralph Nader that candidate will be shall be determined by grassroots donors themselves, with the candidate showing the most support [...]
Tags: Third parties, general
Socialist Equality Party revamps website
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The Socialist Equality Party has redesigned and re-launched its party website as it kicks off its Jerome White/Bill Van Auken write-in campaign. An article on the party’s official news organ, the World Socialist Web Site, highlights some of the new portal’s features:
Between now and Election Day, the SEP will hold a number of meetings at [...]
Tags: Socialist/left parties
Nader to appear on Conan O’Brien and Dr. Phil
September 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
In an email to supporters, in which he calls “absurdity the answer,” independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader announced that he will be on both Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Dr. Phil’s show tomorrow. In addition, Nader talked about his Davis Fleetwood interview and a Red State Update interview on Youtube. Also, he [...]
Tags: Independents
Open Debates asks supporters to call the Commission for Presidential Debates
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
An email from the organization Open Debates:
Dear Open Debates Supporters:
The Commission on Presidential Debates, which was created by the Republican and Democratic parties, still refuses to make public the contract negotiated by the Obama and McCain campaigns that will govern our presidential debates. This lack of transparency is unacceptable. It is time to take action. [...]
Tags: Third parties, general
Cynthia McKinney invites you to spend the night with her and Roseanne Barr
September 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Posted at http://www.votetruth08.com/
Spend the Night with Cynthia McKinney and Roseanne Barr!
Thursday, 18 September 2008 05:38
You are cordially invited to a special fundraiser on Thursday, September 25th in support of a real maverick for truth, Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney!
Join Cynthia McKinney and Domestic Goddess Roseanne Barr at the legendary Jewel’s Catch One, located at 4067 West [...]
Tags: Green Party
Baldwin: Constitution ‘greatest civil document ever’
September 18th, 2008 · 77 Comments
A Constitution Day message from Chuck Baldwin:
On this date in 1787, the U.S. Constitution was adopted. 39 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies (Rhode Island did not send a representative) affixed their signatures to the greatest civil document ever conceived by men. Famous patriots such as George Washington, Roger Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, [...]
Tags: Constitution Party
Barr says US should talk to Iran
September 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Atlanta, GA – “While the Bush administration has steadfastly declined to engage in talks with the government of Iran, five former Secretaries of State - Republican and Democrat - recently exhibited a great deal more judgment and understanding of world affairs in calling for actual talks with Tehran,” Libertarian Presidential nominee Bob Barr says.
“Talking [...]
Tags: Libertarian Party
Nader to bring campaign to Memphis
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 12:00:00 AM
Contact: Mike Welch, 202-471-5833, mike@votenader.org (National HQ);
Parker Dixon, (901) 574-2191, dixon.p.o@gmail.com (local)
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER TO SPEAK IN MEMPHIS, TN
On Friday, September 19, at 12 p.m., Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader will host a news conference in Civic Center Plaza in front of the city council building at 125 [...]
Tags: Independents
Dave Brownlow says the US has a financial foundation built on sand
September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Clackamas, OR – DAVE BROWNLOW, Candidate for U.S. Senate, comments on the ongoing, and rapidly accelerating meltdown of the U.S. financial system.
BROWNLOW said, “Our entire financial system is based on an illusion, with a foundation built on sinking sand. We spend more than we earn, we consume more than we produce, we borrow more [...]
Tags: Constitution Party
CQ Politics: Barr makes Libertarian Party ‘look like a joke’
September 18th, 2008 · 37 Comments
In an article written for CQ Politics, nationally known political pundit Craig Crawford says Libertarians “blew it” by nominating Bob Barr. It’s “too bad,” says Crawford, because “a party that truly believes in personal freedom and limited government is worth hearing from in these days of major parties that equivocate and prevaricate on those principles.”
But [...]
Tags: Libertarian Party
Nader talks to National Journal
September 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments
In an interview with National Journal, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader discussed his impact on the presidential race, the current financial crisis, and other issues. Discussing who votes for him, Nader said, “It is a bit eyebrow-raising because most people think the vast majority of our votes come from the Democrats, but it’s never [...]
Tags: Independents
Nader to don panda suit, cast ‘amorous glances’ at female panda?
September 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments
In his new ad, Ralph Nader talks to a pet bird and ponders the idea of donning a panda suit in order to increase his media exposure. It worked for Hurricane Bear, says this CNN spot.
Watch the ad below.
Tags: Independents
LNC breaks its own rules
September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Writing for Last Free Voice, George Donnelly has meticulously cataloged no less than six instances of the LNC violating the rules of their own policy manual.
Among the violations:
The LNC has not been posting the agendas of their meetings online, as is required
The LNC has simply disregarded the rule saying that their meetings must be recorded
The [...]
Tags: Libertarian Party
