The Recorder, the newspaper of Central Connecticut State University, interviewed Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate Roger Calero, who said of his candidacy, “I’m a worker — a worker who has been active in different struggles and in support for organizing unions. For example, when I was a meatpacker in the Midwest in Iowa and then [...]

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Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney has been certified as a write-in candidate in Missouri.

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According to an email from the Baldwin campaign, The City Club of Cleveland debate, moderated by Dan Moulthrop of Cleveland’s PBS radio and television stations, will be streamed live by ideastream (http://www.wviz.org/). CSPAN will tape the debate for later showing, and it will also be live on public access cable in Cleveland. IPR’s previous coverage [...]

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The Green Party’s candidate to represent Illinois’s 11th Congressional district, Jason Wallace, is polling at 9% in a recent SurveyUSA poll. Wallace is a political newcomer and veteran of the war in Iraq. He has previously polled at about 5%. His Democratic opponent is at 50% and the Republican is at 37%, with the seat [...]

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As Campaign 2008 entered its home stretch, Reason Magazine asked a variety of policy wonks, journalists, thinkers, and other public figures to reveal for whom they are voting this fall, for whom they pulled the lever the last two times around, whether this is the most important election in their lifetimes, what they’ll miss most [...]

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Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch. Although the Green Party candidate Richard Carroll is the only candidate on the ballot, and the newspaper notes that clearly, nonetheless the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s endorsement of Richard Carroll for the Arkansas State Legislature is a big deal. The paper admits the decision was easy since he was [...]

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As IPR already reported, there will be another debate between the alternative Presidential candidates who are listed on enough state ballots to win the election, to take place tomorrow. On October 30, Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin will debate each other at the Cleveland (Ohio) City Club, between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm. [...]

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H/T Ballot Access News

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From Ron Paul: To Alaska, please Subject: Please support Bob Bird for Senate Dear Friend: As I’m sure you know, Senator Ted Stevens was this week found guilty of corruption. With national Republicans, including John McCain and Sarah Palin, calling for Steven’s resignation, his re-election bid appears lost. However, defenders of Liberty like you and [...]

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In a recent email to his supporters, independent congressional candidate John Murphy made a desperate plea for help. He is trying to put out newspaper ads to reach 106,000, radio ads, and automated calls to reach 50,000 voters, he said. And it would all cost $8,000, with close to $0 currently in the bank. Plus, [...]

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If you notice any errors, please list them in the comments. If you have anything to add, please do so in the comments. If you want to compile a list for your own state, please post it in the comments. You can view the complete list of Wyoming candidates here, at the Secretary of State’s [...]

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I’ve recieved a slew of emails about a debate that Barr’s campaign is setting up Thursday, October 30th, in Ohio. Barr, Nader, and Baldwin have all tentatively confirmed their willingness to appear. No real news on who is behind the debate, what sort of media coverage it will garner, or why McKinney isn’t going to [...]

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Independent candidate for Ohio Attorney General Robert Owens praised voluntary programs to help homeowners being foreclosed upon in a press release today. He mentioned his experience as a pro bono prosecutor and attacked the Democrat for proposing excessive government intervention. The press release is posted below: COLUMBUS, OHIO – Attorney General candidate Robert Owens released [...]

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In an interview with the Real News, Howard Zinn recently told people to vote for Barack Obama because of the “lesser of two evils” argument. However, Zinn has now kind of retracted that. Here’s the email from the Nader for President campaign: The famous historian lives in Massachusetts, where Obama is ahead by 20 points. [...]

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If you answered “yes,” then independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s upcoming Allentown event might be for you. Ralph Nader at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 7:30 PM, but there is something special about this speech. The local Holiday Inn has offered a special rate to Nader supporters of $69/night. If you’re interested you can either [...]

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Following the conviction of Republican incumbent Ted Stevens, Ron Paul has decided to endorse Bob Bird, the Alaskan Independence Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate. The announcement will be made official shortly, but it has been confirmed by internal e-mails from Ron Paul’s staff.

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By Ralph Nader, posted at Vote Nader blog. I wish to declare the principle of political equivalence as grounds for the moral authority to govern through shared benefits and sacrifices between those in Washington, D.C. who rule and the citizens who are ruled. Two simple, short bills in Congress will illustrate this major way to [...]

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Splice Today, an online magazine with about the same readership as Independent Political Report, recently interviewed former Democratic Senator, Democratic presidential candidate, and Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel about his failed bid for the presidency and other pressing matters (such as Sarah Palin porn and the video “Rock“). Gravel talked about his national initiative proposal, [...]

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Campaign email by way of the Western Standard Subject: Which candidate for president has a permit to carry a concealed firearm? Text: No this isn’t a trivia question. And, yes, it’s Bob Barr. Your gun rights are not a trivial matter, that’s one reason Bob Barr wants to be our next President. And unlike any [...]

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H/T Denver Delegate, in IPR comments.

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