Update on third party Presidential debate proposals

October 17th, 2008 · 20 Comments

UPDATE @ 1706 Central Time

We received another call from Christopher Thrasher, quoted in the story below. There will not be a debate at Columbia University, and he is no longer with Free and Equal. He will be releasing a statement and providing details later.
An NY Times article quoted at
Free and Equal indicates that [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Party for Socialism and Liberation VP candidate begins speaking tour tonight

October 17th, 2008 · No Comments

In addition to their presidential candidate’s tour of the nation, the Party for Socialism and Liberation is sending their vice presidential candidate, Eugene Puryear, on a speaking tour of the Northeast. The topic will be the same as that of Gloria La Riva’s speeches: “Economic Crisis and Endless War: Causes, Questions, and [...]

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Third Party Presidential debate: when and where, if at all?

October 17th, 2008 · 27 Comments

Ballot Access News reports

The proposed Baldwin-McKinney-Nader debate that had been planned for Sunday evening, October 19, is very unlikely to happen. It seems that none of the candidates who were originally invited (including Bob Barr, and on a theoretical basis, the major party nominees) had really committed and really wanted to participate. McKinney and Baldwin [...]

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