Wall Street Journal poll by way of The Whig (a blog associated with the Modern Whig Party): Less than a year after Inauguration Day, support for the Democratic Party continues to slump, amid a difficult economy and a wave of public discontent, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. The survey suggests that [...]

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For earlier IPR coverage, see here, here, and here. Posted at LP blog: The political news site Politico.com suggests that "Gary Johnson emerges as the next Ron Paul." Johnson is a former New Mexico governor. The story quotes LP Executive Director Wes Benedict: What seems clear is that for now Johnson has no plan to [...]

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An article at Right Condition profiles Joe Kennedy, Republican candidate Scott Brown, and former Republican candidate Jack E. Robinson, who was defeated by Brown in the primary. The writer, Arkady, ends up endorsing Kennedy. Here are the parts pertaining to the candidates still in the race: Scott Brown: Brown has a lot of name recognition [...]

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On Sat., Dec. 12, 2009, ex-Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) was one of the speakers at the emergency “End-the-U.S.-Wars” rally. See for background: http://www.enduswars.org/ The event was held in Lafayette Park, directly opposite the White House. Rep. McKinney ran for President of the United States in the 2008 election on the Green Party ticket. She is [...]

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On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, voters in the Town of Huntington will be able to vote in favor of setting up council districts to elect their town council members. The Green Party of Suffolk urges a YES vote on the proposition.

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From an email sent to campaign supporters: Since the last news letter we have gotten on the ballot, been interviewed by the Globe, the Herald, Greater Boston (WGBH), Eternal Vigilance, a number of Blogs including the Kennedy Seat, Media Nation and the Examiner. We have even had national coverage from USA Today. We have revamped [...]

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Posted at OnTheWilderSide: Cynthia McKinney Chancellor Cantor: I write this letter with fond memories of interactions with the wonderful students at Syracuse University. While on your campus, I found the students to be both thoughtful and welcoming: perfect for a university campus. I write to lend my full support for Dr. Boyce Watkins and his [...]

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Septimus writes at The Whig, a blog associated with the Modern Whig Party: Debate Should Include Libertarian Candidate A special election is coming up to elect the replacement for the late Senator Kennedy. A Libertarian (also named Kennedy, but no relation) qualified for the general election as an independent. The question has arisen as to [...]

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Matthew Reichbach in The New Mexico Independent reports: Last week, Politico profiled potential future New Mexico governor, and current lieutenant governor, Diane Denish. This week, the online news Web site profiled Gary Johnson, an ex-governor and potential future Presidential candidate. “I’m finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit,” the libertarian Republican Johnson told [...]

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Ballot Access News reports: The December 17 issue of The Republican, the daily newspaper of Springfield, Massachusetts, has this editorial, opposing any 3-candidate debates in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate. The independent candidate, Joseph L. Kennedy, should be excluded, the paper argues, because he is “little-known” and “no relation to the family of [...]

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Posted at Kn@ppster: The National Association of Latino Elected Officials is sponsoring distribution of a Christian-themed message urging cooperation with the 2010 census. Some religious leaders are calling it “blasphemous.” I don’t know about that, but it’s certainly an incomplete account of events: Yes, Mary and Joseph participated in the census. As a direct result, [...]

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Posted by Wes at Green Party Watch: It looks like the Green Party of California will have something that the Democrats don’t this year: a contested race for Governor. Both Laura Wells (NoCal) and Deacon Alexander (SoCal) have taken the initial steps to challenge for this post and both seem to be headed for a [...]

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Following the Boston Globe’s explicit statement of support for duopolized Democratic-Republican debates leading up to the special election for US Senate in Massachusetts, the Boston Herald appears to be coming out in support of an inclusive debate format with a set of three articles published today.

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On December 16, a U.S. District Court Judge issued an opinion in MacKay v Crews. He ruled that the 2008 national convention of the Reform Party in Texas was a valid convention. Therefore, the national officers elected at that convention are the rightful holders of the party’s trademarks and logos. Those officers are: chair David Collison, vice-chair Rodney Martin, secretary Janelle Skinner-Weill, and treasurer Beverly Kennedy.

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Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney will be attending a campaign event in Cicero this Thursday evening, December 17th. As part of the Holiday Fundraiser, Whitney will be joined by Green Party Candidate for US Senate LeAlan Jones, candidate for Cook County Commissioner Paloma Andrade, and Candidate for Cook County Board President Tom Tesser.

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California Feb 12-14 Nevada Feb 20 Kentucky Feb 26-27-28 LSLA/LNC, Austin TX Feb 26-27-28 Missouri Mar 6 Delaware Mar 6 Pennsylvania Mar 26-27-28 Ohio Apr 9-10-11 Indiana Apr 23-24-25 Florida Apr 24-25 Michigan May 22 Please make additions and corrections in the comments.

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Posted at LP blog: In the campaign for the special election to replace the late Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, Libertarian candidate Joe Kennedy is making waves. (Joe Kennedy is not related to Edward Kennedy, and will appear on the ballot as an independent.) The Democratic candidate wants Kennedy included in all debates — the Republican [...]

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Posted at Ballot Access News: On December 16, the ACLU Voting Rights office filed a lawsuit in federal court against three Nebraska ballot access restrictions: (1) a law passed in 2007 that requires statewide independent candidate petitions (for office other than president) to include at least 50 signatures from each of 31 counties; (2) a [...]

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Resolution of the National Committee, CPUSA, adopted November 15, 2009 As the historic fight for health care reform passes to the Senate next week, and then to conference committee before final vote, a continued and expanded push is needed to prevent blockage of this key legislation, to insure a strong public option with no taxation [...]

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By way of Poli-Tea, a letter published in Hernando Today by 2008 Socialist Party USA Presidential candidate Brian Moore: Blaise Ingoglia’s guest column last week in Hernando Today, which was critical of third parties for undermining the two major parties’ future existence, was laughable. The only threat to his Republican Party, and to the Democratic [...]

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