Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Aug 15th: “A Civil Action to Democratize the Electoral College”

August 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Green Party thinker Asa Gordon will give a presentation, “A Civil Action to Democratize the Electoral College”, on August 15th, in Massachusetts.

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Tags: Green Party

Chicago Sun-Times columnist ‘looking forward to’ Green U.S. Senate campaign

August 13th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Don Terry profiles LeAlan Jones, who is running for U.S. Senate in Illinois as a Green. Terry writes that the 30-year-old is “green all right. He has never sought political office. So he knows what you’re thinking: He’s a kid. He must be nuts. He doesn’t have a chance. ‘That’s what they [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Legalize Marijuana Party founder profiled

August 13th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Jazz News profiles Edward Forchion, a.k.a. “New Jersey Weedman”, who founded the Legalize Marijuana Party in 1998 and ran for several offices. In 2008, he “fled New Jersey in a self imposed political exile to sunny California, a state that, per the passage of the Prop. 215 Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and SB420 recognizes [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Root endorses Internet marketing tool

August 13th, 2009 · 20 Comments

A news release from CarbonCopyPRO says Wayne Allyn Root has endorsed the product, which the makers call “the premier internet marketing system and entrepreneurial education platform. In a recent interview with CarbonCopyPRO Senior Vice President Andrew Cass, the bestselling author, and media icon talked about how CarbonCopyPRO supports his personal commitment to entrepreneurship as a [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

America’s Independent Party of Tennessee chairman organizes protest

August 13th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Nashville Scene reports Tom Kovach, chairman of America’s Independent Party of Tennessee, is organizing a demonstration outside a Nashville middle school for Friday morning. It was originally intended to protest an appearance by Rep. Jim Cooper, but Cooper has cancelled. Kovach says the protest will take place anyway.

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Tags: Right-wing minor parties