From the Associated Press via Pennlive.com: John Krupa, a self-proclaimed “tea party” candidate for governor, has withdrawn from the race in the face of a challenge of his petition signatures. Krupa’s lawyer, David Montgomery, said he signed the withdrawal papers on Sunday. He filed them Monday, just before a hearing on a challenge to Krupa’s [...]

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Bay Buchanan of Tancredo for Governor 2010 sends this along: Tom Tancredo needs our help! And he needs it now! As you probably know, Tom is running for Governor of Colorado against Denver’s Mayor John Hickenlooper. Let me tell you something about Hickenlooper: For seven years Hickenlooper has run a sanctuary city, which has encouraged [...]

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That is how the Texas Politics blog at the Houston Chronicle describes the Libertarian gubernatorial campaign of Kathie Glass in Texas: Libertarian candidate for governor Kathie Glass of Houston sent out an email this morning describing her past week on the road. While the schedule might not be uncommon for a Democrat or Republican, it [...]

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This is last week’s message. Just getting to it now due to computer problems in the meantime. Thanks to Bruce Cohen for helping with the computer issues. – Paulie Dear Friend of Liberty, It’s been just over a year since I moved to Washington, D.C. to work at the Libertarian Party Headquarters as Executive Director. [...]

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From Michael White, Candidate for Governor of Illinois Constitution Party The End Justifies the Means What does the Illinois Republican Party stand for? The Illinois Republican Party, a party that claims to support “less litigation*,” retained attorneys and a private investigator to limit your choice in the November 2nd election. Thus far, they have attacked [...]

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LPHQ press release: WASHINGTON – Recent data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that federal government workers get compensation, on average, more than twice as high as private-sector workers. That gap has expanded dramatically over the last decade. Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “The numbers are appalling. In 2009, [...]

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Email from Steve Kubby: The South Lake Tahoe City Clerk just called me to officially notify me that I have qualified as a candidate for City Council. I’ll be running against ten other candidates, which is good, because it will seriously split the good old boy vote. Furthermore, since this is a minor election with [...]

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Libertarian Party of Texas Chair Pat Dixon in the Austin Statesman: I remember when the Iraq war protests began. Protesters would march up Congress Avenue and surround the Capitol announcing their opposition to this war. As time went on, I noticed how the protests evolved. I would start to see people joining these protests carrying [...]

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Email from Mark Hinkle: Dear Libertarian, Friends, and Allies, I managed to get off a few good lines during the debate Thursday evening. The debate was carried live by KION TV (Channel 46) and KUSP Radio. Seems the News Anchor likes my health care line. http://www.kionrightnow.com/global/Story.asp?s=12919872 Enjoy……………..Mark Hinkle, Libertarian Candidate 15th State Senate District. LNC [...]

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By George Phillies: Our National (LP) Party Platforms over the years have been quite clear on this matter. The 2010 Platform includes “We condemn bigotry as irrational and repugnant… We favor the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities that do not violate the rights of others. We oppose government actions which [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Libertarian Party statewide slate of candidates in Illinois submitted approximately 45,000 signatures at the end of June, but the petition was challenged. The “binder check” process is now complete and the party seems to have 33,545 valid signatures, well above the legal requirement of 25,000.

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By Darryl W. Perry Chair, Boston Tea Party National Committee: This fall Californians will be able to vote to completely legalize the herb commonly called “marijuana”. NBC Los Angeles reports the “California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released a legal analysis that claims Proposition 19 would lead to more workplace accidents by forcing employers to [...]

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Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: (Orlando) Tea Party congressional nominee Peg Dunmire (TEA-Orlando) won a straw ballot conducted at the statewide Florida Liberty Summit being held in Orlando this weekend. Dunmire won the vote with 24% of the votes cast. Straw Poll results for the 8th Congressional District results: Peg Dunmire (TEA) – 24% Todd [...]

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By John Jay Myers. Others opining on this issue include Darryl Perry, Wayne Root, John Hospers, Reactions to Root’s piece from the libertarian blogosphere, LNC member Daniel Wiener, Tom Knapp, Kristin Davis, Warren Redlich, Carl Paladino, and LPHQ interns Marissa Giannotta and Josh Roll. I called this “My shameful take on the Mosque”, because I [...]

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Press release from the Snitker campaign: ORLANDO – In a shocking upset, grassroots U.S. Senate candidate Alexander Snitker defeated GOP frontrunner Marco Rubio in a straw poll held at the Florida Liberty Summit hosted by Campaign for Liberty at the Rosen Center in Orlando, Florida this weekend. Snitker said of his surprise win, “I think [...]

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David Duke is considering running for President according to this video. Near the end he says he plans to run in the Republican primary or “if necessary, a Third Party.” (Around 11:00 minutes.) What third party he does not say.

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All across the country, minor party and independent candidates are forced to fight an uphill battle to gain entry into forums and debates with their major party contenders.

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LeAlan Jones, the Green Party candidate for the open US Senate seat in Illinois, was recently profiled in the Chicago News Collective (which is in turn printed in the New York Times).  The article is well-worth a read, delving into Jones’ politics and history in radio journalism. This quote seemed especially noteworthy for political junkies. Robert T. Starks, professor [...]

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A press release from the Jill Stein campaign for governor of Massachusetts, sent to IPR via email: BOSTON – “Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to eliminate their competition by pushing them off the debate stage” according to gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein. Stein was responding to proposals from Deval Patrick and Charlie Baker to organize debates that [...]

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At a convention, Libertarians in NY chose Warren Redlich as their 2010 Governor candidate. However, Sam Sloan has just filed petitions for Governor of NY under the “Libertarian” banner.

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