The Libertarian Party of Kentucky recently held its nominating convention for 2010 elections and failed to nominate a candidate for Senate. Similarly, the Constitution Party of Kentucky is rumored to be avoiding the Senate race ostensibly because of Rand Paul’s presence in that race. Rand Paul, a Republican candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat [...]

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A new video and blog post by former Senator and candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination Mike Gravel. Hi, my name is Mike Gravel and I’m a former US Senator from the state of Alaska.  I’m standing in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial, and I’m blessed to live a block away, in fact, from [...]

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At a recent debate that apparently only included Vermont’s Democratic candidates for governor, independent gubernatorial candidate Dennis Steele was arrested for disorderly conduct after “interrupting” the event, according to local news sources. In their coverage of the debate, the Barre Montpelier Time Argus reports: At one of the liveliest events so far in the campaign [...]

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From Ballot Access News: The Tennessee Green Party has placed Howard Switzer on the November 2010 ballot as an independent candidate for Governor. Tennessee has no other statewide races this year. If the pending ballot access lawsuit wins, it is very likely the court will order that Switzer be put on the ballot as the [...]

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From the Sun Gazette: Josh Ruebner, who had been elected “facilitator” of the party for 2010, confirmed on April 1 that he had decided to step down. “After having helped to build up the Arlington Green Party into a serious political force in the county over the past five years, I have decided for personal [...]

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IPR passed the 5,000 post mark today. That’s about 7-8 a day on average since we opened up shop on May 20, 2008. We have received over 80,000 comments, an average of more than 16 per post and more than 100 a day. According to sitemeter, there have been over a million visitors and close [...]

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Stephen Moss in The Guardian (UK): It’s a beautiful spring morning and I’m standing outside Ealing town hall in west London, looking for the Man in the White Suit. Martin Bell, who overturned Neil Hamilton’s vast Conservative majority in Tatton in 1997 to become the first independent candidate to win a seat in the Commons [...]

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LP.org: Have you ever wondered who else shares your Libertarian principles, especially those in the media spotlight? Look here for a list of famous individuals, categorized by their field of work, who are known supporters of the libertarian philosophy.

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Former independent candidate for governor of New Jersey, Chris Daggett, has been named CEO of the Dodge Foundation.  From NJ.com: As independent candidate for governor last year, Chris Daggett was viewed as an intelligent outsider who refused to sugarcoat the state’s problems. Critics lambasted his focus on the facts, describing him as a policy wonk [...]

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A source familiar with planning for the 2010 Libertarian National Convention revealed a fundraising gimmick that will be tried there: Chair Candidate Bingo.  Delegates who donate to particpate will be given a 5×5 bingo card of numbers, and a numbered list of the top catch-phrases of each of the Chair candidates.  The first delegate to [...]

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In a move few political pundits could have predicted, President Obama announced today a new initiative to outlaw all antiwar political parties in the United States. White House spokesperson April Odin announced that the White House is working with Senators McCain and Lieberman and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the historic enabling legislation, calling it [...]

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Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News: The Missouri Green Party, which is not ballot-qualified, is petitioning for party status this year. That petition needs 10,000 signatures and is due in late July. If the petition drive succeeds, the Green Party will be able to nominate by [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Thursday, April 1, 2010 Patrick Kelly ILGP Media Coordinator 773-203-9631 GREENS CRITICIZE SECRET PLAN TO CONVERT STATE CAPITAL INTO SIMPSON’S THEME PARK Green Party leaders sharply criticized a secret plan by the state’s Democratic lawmakers to convert the state capital of Springfield into a citywide theme park modeled after popular television show, [...]

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Posted at http://www.libertyunionparty.org/ Just wanted to let folks know that on Town Meeting Day I won my second election to the Moretown Select Board (this is a one year seat). During the campaign I worked very hard to let people know I stand for the interests of working Vermonters and not wealthy flatlanders. The final [...]

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Posted by Ralph Nader at Nader.org: On July 10, 1996, at a Joint Session of the United States Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation for these words: “With America’s help, Israel has grown to be a powerful, modern state. …But I believe there can be no greater tribute to America’s long-standing [...]

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Posted by Scott Williamson at Liberty for All http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=4062 This past weekend was the Tennessee Libertarian Party’s state convention. Friday night was our meet and greet reception. While talking to old friends and making new ones I met a Democrat who had found out about our convention and stopped by. He was running for Davidson [...]

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From the LP blog, as previously noted here: Libertarian Party Chairman William Redpath is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart. Mr. Redpath discusses the 2010 census. The appearance is currently scheduled to air on Thursday, April 1 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but that is subject to change. (Note, [...]

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Representatives Sandy Haas and David Zuckerman, who were elected as Progressives and caucus with the Progressive Party in the state legislature, were interviewed on Vermont Public Radio.  Listen here.  The program description: Vermont’s Progressive Party holds five seats in the House of Representatives, and major party status in the Fall 2010 elections.  VPR’s Jane Lindholm [...]

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