Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


The Modern Whig Party’s first elected official weighs in on his connections to the party

August 26th, 2009 · 101 Comments

Last November, when the Modern Whig Party was claiming to have elected its first person, IPR wrote this: The Modern Whig Party – which seeks to cater to disenchanted Democrats and Republicans – has announced that it has its first win under its belt only months after forming. It is unclear from the press releasewhether [...]

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Tags: Non-left/right parties

Cindy Sheehan’s reaction to the death of Ted Kennedy

August 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Cindy Sheehan sent an email to supporters that conveyed her condolences to the Kennedy family and the people of Massachussetts. She also talked about her progress on a new project.

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Tags: Independents

Ralph Nader: ‘Between the Rhetoric and the Reality’

August 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments

By Ralph Nader Nader.org The Obama White House—full of supposedly smart political advisors led by the President of the “Change You Can Believe In” campaign movement of 2008—is in disarray. Worse, multiple, confusing varieties of disarray provoking public confusion, internal Democratic Party strife, and the slow withdrawal of belief in Mr. Obama by his strongest [...]

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Tags: Independents

Papa John Kolstad, IRV and Pizza

August 26th, 2009 · 17 Comments

While the mainstream news reports on Papa John’s pizza, and its founder’s retrieved Camaro, the political world has been percolating the story about a unique, independent candidate running for Mayor of Minneapolis, who happens to be called “Papa John.” He will be running on the ballot name “Independent Civic Leader”. Papa John Kolstad — and ten of his electoral opponents — will be running under the Instant Runoff system (IRV).

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Socialist/left parties · Third parties, general

Motorhome Diaries: John Sophocleus Fights AL DOT’s Use of Eminent Domain

August 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

John Sophocleus was the 2002 Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Alabama. I worked on his campaign. -Paulie The description of the video at Motorhome Diaries: When visiting the good folks at the http://mises.org the http://motorhomehomediaries crew were told about John Sophocleus, a professor who’s property the Alabama Department of Transportation was attempting to seize. [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Cynthia McKinney: Did The FBI Pay a “Journalist” in 2006 to Say That I Should Be Lynched on My Way to Vote?

August 26th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Found at On The Wilder Side: Friends, I am in the Bay Area and rocking with the San Francisco Bay View newspaper. But something quite insidious is happening and I think you should know immediately how it involves my friends and me. Hot on the heels of my learning that the Georgia Green Party might [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Tom Knapp on Cannabis Science, Inc. controversy: ‘Depends on what the meaning of “owns” is’

August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Several of the former members of the Cannabis Science, Inc. board of directors are former candidates for the Libertarian Party presidential and vice presidential nominations and/or members of the Libertarian National Committee. The author of the article, Tom Knapp, is a candidate for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination. For further reading: Interview with Steve Kubby [...]

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Record number of Green Party candidates run in 2009 elections

August 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES http://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Contacts: Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org Green campaigns to watch in 2009; Elections page: http://www.gp.org/candidates/index.php WASHINGTON, DC — A record number of Green Party candidates are running for public office throughout the [...]

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Tags: Green Party

Wayne Root: ‘Bernanke & Fed Enable Obama’s Socialist Agenda’

August 26th, 2009 · 89 Comments

Ben Bernanke Plays Role of “Enabler-in-Chief” to Obama’s “Socialist-in-Chief” Bernanke is the Perfect Stoodge for Obama’s Socialist Plans- The Fed Prints Money Out of Thin Air, So That Obama Can Lavish Spending on His Democratic Contributors and Voters Madoff Turns Out to Be a Small Time Crook By Wayne Allyn Root, Author The Conscience of [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party