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Election night parties around the country

November 3rd, 2008 · 12 Comments

Greens:

DC Statehood Green Party announces Election Night ‘Victory Party’ Extravaganza
• Location: Dynasty Ethiopian Restaurant, 2210 14th Street NW near the corner of W Street, beginning at 7 pm on Election Night (Nov. 4); reporters encouraged to attend; Statehood Green candidates will be present
Libertarians:
Date:
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Time:
7:30pm – 11:00pm
Location:
Mansour Center
Street:
995 Roswell Street, NE
City/Town:
Marietta, GA

Nader: [...]

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Kevin Barrett plans ‘election night extravaganza’

November 3rd, 2008 · 13 Comments

From the Barrett for Congress campaign:
Barrett to celebrate victory, unveil “votes per dollar” plan at election night extravaganza!

Kevin Barrett, the controversial “peace and truth” candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s District 3, will be celebrating his inevitable victory on election night at the Dardenelles Restaurant, 1851 Monroe St., Madison, 9 pm and on:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=dardenelles%20madison&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
(608) 256-8804

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One meme, one vote…

November 3rd, 2008 · 37 Comments

Stolen/borrowed from Serenade in Green (svf):
A meme that just popped into my head. List your Presidential votes, or non-votes, the candidate’s party, explain why you voted that way in no more than four words, and list the guy who eventually won.

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Tags: Third parties, general · Uncategorized

Minor party candidates in New Hampshire

November 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

If you notice any errors/omissions, let me know in the comments. If you feel like making a list for you own state, please put it in the comments. This list is copied straight from the Secretary of State’s website.
President of the United States
“Bob” Barr (2256 Parkwood Place Court, Smyrna, GA 30080) [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Third parties, general

Last minute predictions?

November 3rd, 2008 · 72 Comments

What do you think will happen tomorrow? Post ‘em here. Candidate totals, party totals, initiatives, vote fraud, state by state, national, local…feel free to add your own categories.

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Tags: Third parties, general

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist explains his vote for Nader

November 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments

An excerpt of an article written by Chris Hedges, formerly of the New York Times:
Tomorrow I will go to a polling station in Princeton, N.J., and vote for Ralph Nader. I know the tired arguments against a Nader vote. He can’t win. A vote for Nader is a vote for McCain. He threw the election [...]

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Tags: Independents

Independent running for Maine Senate seat offers invitation, gives instructions on how to write-in his name

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Excerpts from an email from Herbert Hoffman, an independent running to represent Maine in the US Senate:

INVITATION! I am having an election night gathering at my home in Ogunquit beginning at 7:30 PM. The address is 42 Juniper Lane and I am requesting an RSVP by 9 PM tonight so that we can [...]

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Tags: Independents

The News Democrat endorses independent Krikorian

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The News Democrat, an Ohio newspaper with a circulation of 23,400 in Ohio’s second district, has endorsed independent David Krikorian to represent that district in Congress. The newspaper said:
“We think Krikorian would be a good choice to watch the company store. It seems right now, the shelves are bare and we have been [...]

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Preliminary version of official minutes from controversial September LNC meeting released

November 3rd, 2008 · 8 Comments

LNC Secretary Bob Sullentrup’s minutes from its controversial September meeting have released. A final version is still pending. Some of the controversy has previously been reported on by IPR here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Posted by Rachel Hawkridge at http://www.lncregion7.blogspot.com/.
On a more personal note, there is an error [...]

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Libertarians tipping the scales: Allen Buckley in Georgia Senate race entering the big party mudbowl

November 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

As previously reported, Georgia Libertarian US Senate candidate Allen Buckley may swing the race into a runoff, which could in turn turn the Senate filibuster-proof after a special election in December. Now, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that this is leading to some very dirty and possibly dishonest campaigning:
What makes the memo potentially incendiary [...]

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