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Link to full third-party presidential votes

November 4th, 2008 · 54 Comments

HERE So far: Ralph Nader 232,034; Bob Barr 222,172; Chuck Baldwin 66,562; Cynthia McKinney 55,334

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Libertarians will probably retain NC ballot access

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Projected by Ballot Access News For the first time in its history, the North Carolina Libertarian Party seems to have polled enough votes to remain on the ballot. With 41% of the North Carolina vote counted, the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, Mike Munger, has 2.81% of the vote. Either he, or Bob Barr, needs 2% for [...]

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Sheehan votes for self, reports encouraging exit polls

November 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The following message was sent from Independent Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan to her supporters: This is a kind of blurry picture that I took with my iPhone, but it is a picture of my vote for myself. My surviving children, Carly (27); Andy 25; and Janey (22) came from Vacaville to be with me today. [...]

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In case you missed them the first time…

November 4th, 2008 · 132 Comments

With IPR posts coming at a rapid pace today, here are the ones within the last 24 hours: Last minute predictions? Minor party candidates in New Hampshire One meme, one vote… Kevin Barrett plans ‘election night extravaganza’ Election night parties around the country Open Thread: What do you plan to do for Election Day? Bob [...]

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Bob Barr campaign update

November 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Barr celebrates the federal investigation of Washington Mutual McCain-Palin: Against Energy Independence Before They Were For It, Says Bob Barr Reason magazine on the Barr campaign’s final hours Talk show host Matt Murphy endorses Barr Penn Jillette endorses Barr

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Battleground pollsters’ final projections

November 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Battleground Lake has predicted Bob Barr and Ralph Nader each getting 1% of the vote, while Battleground Tarrance has Barr 0.9%, Nader 0.6%.

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Ralph Nader update

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

CNN poll: Nader at 3% Wonkette: Nader’s hummus recipe sucks Nader campaign: don’t waste your vote on a blowout Matt Gonzalez on NPR’s Latino USA Open letter to Obama Nader calls for moratorium on consumer imports from China Nader campaign reaches out to night shift workers Nader on the role of third parties in slavery [...]

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Tags: Independents

The election has been called for…

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The DRE 700. Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President H/T to Rolf Lindgren.

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Video: Alternative Vice Presidential debate

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By way of the Nader-Gonzalez campaign: Add The Real Vice Presidential Debate to your page Also, see Video: Alternative Presidential debates.

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Tags: Constitution Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

An Activists’ Guide to Election Day: Make sure all votes are counted, after the polls close

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Bev Harris, of Black Box Voting, said the following about results tapes (which need to be posted outside a polling place after the votes are tallied): 1) These documents should be available within 45 minutes of poll closing. 2) It is perfectly legal to video or photograph any of them. They are a public record, [...]

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Ralph Nader speaks to mainstream media in mini-micro soundbites

November 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Via TalkRadioNews ndependent presidential candidate Ralph Nader gave a few choice words on the election, emphasis on “few”. In an act that was part satire and part protest, Nader gave a press conference in which for the first portion he would only respond to reporters’ questions with one word answers, mocking what his campaign describes [...]

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Sheehan supporters harrassed, but hopeful

November 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

From Market Watch: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Katherine Fish, 24, and Renee Davis, 58, both volunteers for Cindy Sheehan’s campaign for Congress, were detained by police this morning at a polling location in San Francisco’s Excelsior district. “Our volunteers were well outside of the 100 foot limit,” said Tiffany Burns, [...]

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Which Presidential Candidate is on the top ballot line in each state?

November 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Posted at Ballot Access News: Barack Obama has the top spot on the ballot in 15 states and the District of Columbia. John McCain has the top spot on the ballot in 14 states. Chuck Baldwin has the top spot in 6 states. Ralph Nader has the top spot in one state. Cynthia McKinney has [...]

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Cynthia McKinney thanks Noam Chomsky for endorsement

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Posted at http://legacy.runcynthiarun.org/Endorsements/Chomsky_SupportWelcomedByCampaign Cynthia McKinney today expressed her appreciation for the support of Professor Noam Chomsky, noted linguist tenured at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In private emails with campaign supporters this week, the respected social critic noted that he had voted Green in 2004, and would be voting for the party ticket next Tuesday, [...]

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Ralph Nader says Obama has no nuts

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Story here. The video concocts a fake CNN broadcast and uses Obama’s actual voice from a speech in which he says, “We need them. We need them badly. Not just my campaign, but the American people need their service and their vision and their wisdom.” Still, it remains a distinct possibility that Nader will not [...]

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Socialist Presidential candidate Brian Moore getting lots of media coverage, appears as a write-in on enough ballots to win

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by the Socialist Campaign. This article appeared last night in the LA Times: Campaign 2008 has been a fierce fame-making machine, albeit for notoriety that can be most fleeting. Yet Brian Moore, the Socialist candidate for president of the United States of America and the latest to bask in the media glow, [...]

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Cynthia McKinney extends condolences to Barack Obama

November 4th, 2008 · 7 Comments

http://www2.runcynthiarun.org/node/435 “While the election calendar leaves little room at this time of year for public figures to have a private life,” said the Cynthia McKinney, Green Party Presidential candidate. “I hope that Senator Obama will have time to be with his loved ones at this tragic time for his family. I treasure my private family [...]

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Poll closing times by state

November 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

(Reuters) – Voters in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia head to the polls on November 4 to elect the next president. Results are expected to trickle in throughout the evening as polls close. Following are the times at which polls close in each state. Some states that stretch across two time zones [...]

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Time Magazine on alternative and independent Presidential candidates

November 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

By way of Ballot Access News. Article here. Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, who polled as high as 6% nationally over the summer, is now polling around 1%, according to Pew Research’s final pre-election poll. Ralph Nader, running as an independent in his second election since he may have tipped the balance for George W. [...]

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Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr takes aim at swing states

November 4th, 2008 · 11 Comments

From the Associated Press. This is the exact opposite of the “safe states” strategy the Green Party pursued in 2004, as well as some others in the past. ATLANTA (AP) — Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr has been careful to choose spots where he can hurt his former party the most in the run-up to [...]

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