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Some LNC coverage from the comments sections

December 7th, 2008 · 33 Comments

Paulie’s opening note: I am sure that some people will call this selection of opinions one-sided. It is not meant to be; that is just what I am finding online. “The other side” is certainly welcome to comment, and will receive coverage. GEORGE PHILLIES The LNC adopted a budget. There will be staff cuts. The [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Gene Trosper: Video of Wayne Allyn Root addressing Libertarian National Committee

December 7th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Emailed by the videographer to contact.ipr@gmail.com

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Coverage of LNC meeting from around the web

December 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I have been able to find the following articles so far. This is not in any way an attempt to claim that more articles do not exist; please make us aware of them by emailing contact.ipr@gmail.com. BRIAN HOLTZ The Apology Angela Should Offer I Love The Smell of Whining In The Morning Sundwall “Supposes Actual [...]

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Green Party Minneapolis City Councilmember Cam Gordon launches 2009 re-election campaign

December 7th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Posted by Deesigns at Green Pages David Strand of the Minnesota Greens and Lavendar Greens has sent this out to the Green Party NC: It is critical for us here in Minnesota that we re-elect our well respected city council member Cam Gordon who represents the 2nd Ward in Minneapolis He can recieve a max [...]

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Ralph Nader files brief in U.S. Court of Appeals in opposition to Democratic National Committee

December 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Posted at Ballot Access News On December 5, Ralph Nader filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, in Nader v Democratic National Committee, 08-7074. He argues that the lower court erred when it refused to permit a trial in his lawsuit for damages against Democratic Party behavior in 2004. The brief [...]

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Tags: Independents

Ballot Access News: ‘Why all lawsuits on Obama eligibility are misguided’

December 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Posted at Ballot Access News. This may be of interest to our readers because both America’s Independent presidential candidate Alan Keyes (one of the plaintiffs) and the national website of the Constitution Party have made this a top priority. See previous IPR reports: Constitution Party: ‘Why is the media silent on the Obama birth certificate [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Independents

Independents and alternative parties swing Ohio US Congressional District 15

December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ballot Access News reports: On Sunday, December 7, the Ohio provisional ballots in the 15th U.S. House race were finally all counted. Democratic nominee Mary Jo Kilroy won with 45.91%. Republican nominee Steve Stivers received 45.15%. The remaining 8.94% was split between Libertarian Mark Noble, independent Don Elijah Eckhart, and declared write-in candidate Travis Casper. [...]

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Updated Louisiana Congressional election results: independents and smaller parties swing both districts

December 7th, 2008 · No Comments

The Secretary of State’s website shows updated vote totals. In Congressional District 2, the votes received by Green Malik Rahim and Libertarian Gregory Kahn made up more than the margin of difference between indicted Democratic incumbent “Dollar” Bill Jefferson and congressman-elect Joseph Cao. Of course, this does not mean that the election would have turned [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Mike Seebeck: LNC video recordings

December 7th, 2008 · 9 Comments

For anyone who missed it yesterday. All the clips are here. I am not done pasting them in this post, so other IPR writers are encouraged to update the post with the rest if they get to it before me. We have been promised other recordings (from different sources) to be made available later. LNC [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

A peek into Nader supporters’ heads

December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, Ralph Nader‘s presidential campaign sent an email out to its subscribed supporters. It asked them to fill out a short survey about the top five most important issues to them politically. There was a pre-provided list, which included all of Nader’s main campaign issues (which can be seen here), and you [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Libertarian ‘cranks’ to host county convention at bar

December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Arizona’s Phoenix New Times previews next Saturday’s Maricopa County Libertarian Party Convention thusly: “Democrats drink pinot. Republicans drink whiskey. Libertarians drink at bars. Even better, the grumblety-peg curmudgeons host their political conventions at watering holes –- or at least our local cranks will at the Maricopa County Libertarian Party Convention today at Ticoz Resto-Bar. Action [...]

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Louisiana U.S. House results

December 7th, 2008 · 23 Comments

Several alternative candidates were on the ballot in two Saturday U.S. House races in Louisiana. In the Second District race, won by Republican Anh Cao, Green Malik Rahim received 1,880 votes (2.8%) and Libertarian Gregory Kahn 548 votes (0.8%). In the Fourth District, where Republican John Fleming seems to have won by a plurality of [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party