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Wisconsin Republican Congressman faces no Democratic opposition, but does face an independent

November 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

From the Journal Sentinal:
By Scott Williams of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: Oct. 6, 2008
While on top of a house doing roof repairs many years ago, Robert Raymond spotted a child down below walking door to door.
The young boy told Raymond that he was raising money for a church that helped neighborhood children cope with gang [...]

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Tags: Independents

Sheehan supporters protest inside the local public radio station

November 1st, 2008 · 11 Comments

The video’s description:
Having refused to be a guest on KQED´s public affairs program Forum because she was not allowed equal time, America´s leading peace activist Cindy Sheehan audaciously called in to the program this morning to get a chance to address House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Upon stating that Nancy Pelosi has ducked her responsibility of [...]

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Tags: Independents

Libertarian Kevin Barrett buys radio ads and robocalls

November 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Libertarian candidate for Congress Kevin Barrett – who is running in Wisconsin – has put out both radio ads and robocalls in the final days leading up to the Election.
Today, Saturday, November 1st, Barrett’s campaign called 9,500 households in Wisconsin’s 3rd district. The homes were greeted with a one-minute automated call. The houses [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Update: Change in Nader’s schedule

November 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Earlier, I posted independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s schedule. There has been a change in the event on November 2nd in Maryland:

Sun. Nov. 2nd, 1:30pm
Nader for President 2008 Rally
College Park, MD
University of MD- Colony Ballroom (STAMP) Student Union Room 2203
Campus Drive College Park, MD 20742 [...]

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Tags: Independents

Green Party hopes to elect four state legislators across the country

November 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

From Ballot Access News:

The national Green Party hopes to win up to four state house seats this year. In Arkansas, Richard Carroll is favored to win. In Minnesota, Farheen Hakeem is well-known in her district in Minneapolis and formerly polled 14% for Mayor (in 2005) and 33% for County Commissioner (in 2006).
In Arizona, Kent Solberg, [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Writing for the Dissident Voice, John Murphy finds himself ‘Running on Empty’

November 1st, 2008 · 7 Comments

An article that independent congressional candidate John Murphy wrote for the Dissident Voice:
Running On Empty
by John Murphy / October 29th, 2008
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I dont know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull [...]

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Tags: Independents

‘A Small Party Pushes To Be a Statewide Force,’ writes the New York Times

November 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

In Friday’s New York Times, an article on page A25 profiled the Working Families Party, a party founded in 1998 that is unique to the New York region (even though it is “being built right now in Oregon, South Carolina, and Delaware”). It was subtitled “A Field Operation With a Liberal Agenda” and described [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties · Third parties, general

Sheehan gets her debate

November 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

For a long time now, independent congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan has been asking the Democratic incumbent she is challenging, Nancy Pelosi, to a debate. Last Wednesday, Sheehan got to debate Pelosi, even though it only lasted forty seconds.
The San Francisco radio station KQED was having an hour devoted to the congressional race. They [...]

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Tags: Independents

AP profiles Boston Tea Party’s Jay

November 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

The AP has a generally positive feature piece on Boston Tea Party presidential candidate Charles Jay today. Jay said, “Obviously this is a party that wants low or no taxes, and I think we’re just naturally rebellious. We’re bad boys and bad girls.” Jay “said he and his party, which counts 500 [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Zogby: Nader 1.6%, Barr 1.1%, McKinney 0.2%, Other 1.7%

November 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

The latest Zogby tracking poll (+/- 2.9%) has independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader at 1.6%, Libertarian Bob Barr 1.1%, and Green Cynthia McKinney 0.2%. No other alternative presidential candidate was included, but 1.7% said they would vote for someone else, and 2.2% said they were undecided. Democrat Barack Obama is at 49.1%, and Republican John [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Fox News covers Sheehan’s campaign against Pelosi

November 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments

Fox News’s Fox Report had a story on Cindy Sheehan’s independent campaign against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s Eighth District. The election is “expected to be an easy victory for Pelosi, but it’s been a bit of a rough campaign.” Sheehan “blasting her for not doing more to end the Iraq war, and claiming [...]

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Tags: Independents