Reposted from Swing State Project: Grove Insight for DCCC (10/21, likely voters, 10/4-5): Gary Peters (D): 46 (46) Joe Knollenberg (R-inc): 36 (37) Jack Kevorkian (I): 2 (n/a) (MoE: ±4.9%) Greenberg Quinlan Rosner for DCCC (10/19-20, likely voters, 9/30-10/1): Mary Jo Kilroy (D): 44 (44) Steve Stivers (R): 36 (36) Don Eckhart (I): 11 (7) [...]

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The Green Papers lists possible electoral votes in each state. The source page also has each state’s ballot-qualified candidates and registered write-ins, as well as the FEC reported fundraising totals for each campaign.

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Eric Garris just reported over at the LewRockwell.com blog that Ron Paul will be an official write-in candidate in California. This is in addition to Ron Paul being on the ballot in Montana and Louisiana. The California Secretary of State will announce tomorrow that Ron Paul has been certified as an official write-in candidate for [...]

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Tune in at 9 PM Eastern time (8 PM Central, 7 PM Mountain, 6 PM Pacific, 5 PM Alaska, 4 PM Hawai’i) in the comments on this post, and add your own. IPR has previously covered the debate: Cynthia McKinney and Bob Barr react to tonight’s Free and Equal debate between Ralph Nader and Chuck [...]

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The Independence Party of Minnesota has no presidential nominee this year, and will instead be making an endorsement this Saturday of one of the 7 ballot-qualified presidential candidates. All candidates were invited to seek the endorsement and provided with a summary version of the IP-MN’s platform to indicate agreement, disagreement, or partial agreement, and all [...]

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From the desk of George Phillies The following and many other things have recently poured across my transom. Apparently members of the LNC are really unhappy with each other. My comments precede the Cory memo in the following text. The memo authenticity I am inclined to believe but cannot verify. I am fairly sure his [...]

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Posted at The Daily Liberty by George Phillies. Permission and encouragement to repost sent via email by the author. Phillies and Barr are both Libertarian Presidential candidates on the ballot in New Hampshire. Additionally, Barr is on the ballot in 44 other states. At the Libertarian National Convention in Denver this year, Phillies received 49 [...]

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Ballot Access News reports On October 23, U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall said that Connecticut need not reprint its ballots to include Bob Barr. The key factor in the decision was the state’s testimony that it would be almost impossible to reprint the ballots. Check back for further details. The party expects to appeal [...]

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In a press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com, the Green Party of the United States has identified several candidates who are running significant campaigns at state and local levels. The Green Party’s 2008 national nominees are Cynthia McKinney and running mate Rosa Clemente. Ms. McKinney was interviewed on BreakTheMatrix.com on Sunday evening, October 19 (http://www.breakthematrix.com/node/28047) and [...]

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Reposted from here: Grad student’s candidacy keeps third party on District 112 ballot Eric Nicholson Philip White is not running a conventional political campaign. The 22-year-old UTD graduate student has not knocked on any doors or given any speeches. He has not spent or raised a single dime. White, the Libertarian Party candidate for District [...]

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Ballot Access News reports On October 23, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat who is pro-gun rights himself, was quoted in the Missoulian newspaper as saying that there is very little difference on policy concerning gun laws between Barack Obama and John McCain. He also suggests that voters who are most concerned to protect the [...]

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Interview with Riz Khan, via Toward Freedom

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Posted at Vote Nader blog As of yesterday, Ralph has campaigned in all 50 states. Media exposure is picking up. Crowds are getting bigger at the Nader rallies. Last night, Ralph spoke before a packed crowd of over 1,000 in Boulder, Colorado. Starting Monday, our radio ads will be playing in key states around the [...]

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posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch Cynthia McKinney released a video statement (below) regarding the “Third Party” Debate scheduled for tonight. In an accompanying statement, further details emerge: LOS ANGELES – Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney released a statement this morning regarding the hastily scheduled debate announced for this evening in Washington [...]

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Posted at WTIC News Talk 1080 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A federal judge says she is prepared to rule on whether Connecticut must add the Libertarian Party’s candidates to its Nov. 4 ballot. The party says it submitted enough petition signatures to qualify Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr and his running mate, Wayne [...]

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According to Richard Winger at Ballot Access News, RocktheDebates leaders are tentatively planning a national conference early in 2009, on the thorny problem of how to get more inclusive general election presidential debates. Rock the Debates, Inc. is a non-partisan 527 focused on opening up the debate process. The idea is to get the Democrat [...]

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posted at Libertarian Party of Wake County From the campaign of Christopher Cole for US Senate A mailer from the GOP State Executive Committee hit mailboxes on Monday, accusing Democrat Senate Nominee Kay Hagan of being a closet supporter of legal same-sex marriage. Their evidence? A 2005 statement opposing a state constitutional marriage amendment and [...]

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