For the Mayor’s race in St. Louis, the League of Women Voters is sponsoring an inclusive debate. Appearing will be the state’s Green Party nominee, Elston McCowan; Libertarian nominee Robb Cunningham; independent Maida Coleman; and the incumbent, Mayor Francis Slay [Democrat].

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Arkansas: For the second time, the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs voted down HB 1863, a debate inclusion bill, aimed at heightening the profile of third-party and independent political candidates. The bill was proposed by Green Party elected official Richard Carroll of North Little Rock.

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Political activist and comedian Randy Credico went to senate committee meetings in Albany dressed in a toga. Dressed as Diogenes, he wandered around asking if he could find “an honest politician.” Credico has begun exploring a run for Senate against Chuck Schumer.

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Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.

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Poll at LP.org, with current (not final) results: What should Barack Obama’s teleprompter tell him to say in his next scripted press conference? I agree with Libertarians and will stimulate the economy and create real jobs by cutting taxes. 20% (154 votes) I agree with Libertarians and will call for an audit of the Federal [...]

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An email was just sent out reporting upon the speakers at the next Constitution Party National Committee meeting, to be held in Newark, New Jersey on June 11-13th. Amongst the many speakers are former US Representative from Virginia, Virgil Goode, bestselling author Jerome Corsi, New Hampshire state representative Dan Itse, former president of the Pennsylvania [...]

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We reported recently on a controversy involving a Missouri agency which released a report on the modern militia movement, citing followers of Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin as possible militia members. While I have a policy of only linking to respectable sources, like major news outlets or scholars, I am going to link [...]

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The Libertarian Party, Green Party, and Nebraska Party (Nebraska affiliate of the Constitution Party) are no longer recognized in Nebraska, after their candidates for US Senate failed to gain more than five percent of the vote. Members of these parties will be mailed, saying their registration is changed to nonpartisan. Members of these third parties [...]

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Cindy Sheehan is a peace activist, and was the 2008 independent candidate for Congress against Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco. Sheehan has launched a new web-presence and a radio show called, “Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox.”

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