Franklin Perez beat Ellen Paul 72% to 28% in the Libertarian primary in Florida House District 33.

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Onthewilderside, a Green Party website, takes the AP to task for coverage of the DC race for Shadow Representative which fails to give the name of the Green Party candidate (Joyce Robinson Paul).

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Yesterday, Red Phillips relayed word of a controversy in Georgia that revolves around a comment by GA Libertarian Party Operations Director Brett Bittner.  In a Facebook comment, Bittner had noted that Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal is on the same side of the immigration issue as members of the National Socialist Movement, and linked [...]

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From the Wall Street Journal: This year, an anti-Washington mood is opening doors to novice candidates from right and left who speak to the ire coursing through the electorate. The Modern Whigs, a start-up party with a venerable name, are trying to tap an even more elusive force: the angry moderate. . . . The [...]

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Two stories:
-New York State’s Right-to-Life Party has petitioned to place a candidate on the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court in Westchester.
-There is a chance that the Conservative Party of New York might lose its status as a qualified party this year.

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From Syracuse.com via TPID: Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man who wants to make drugs legal jumped today into the 25th Congressional District race. Marc Romain, the former chairman of the Onondaga County Libertarian Party, filed petitions with the state Board of Elections to run as a Libertarian against incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei and Republican [...]

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Libertarian National Committee Chair Mark Hinkle at Libertarian Party Blog: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20014453-503544.html Libertarian Congressman Ron Paul is breaking with many of his fellow Republicans – among them his son Rand – to support the creation of the planned Islamic cultural center near the former site of the World Trade Center that has come to be known [...]

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By Chuck Baldwin Constitution Party 2008 Presidential Candidate The decision by Congress to socialize medicine in the US ranks among the most draconian, most egregious, most horrific actions ever taken by the central government in Washington, D.C. This bill rocks the principles of liberty and constitutional government to the core. It changes fundamental foundations; it [...]

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From the Epoch Times via TPID: The fate of Australia’s political landscape hangs in the hands of four Independent MPs, after neither Labor nor Liberal succeeded in winning a majority in the 2010 Federal Elections, Saturday, Aug. 21. . . . For the first time in 70 years Australia is facing the prospect of a [...]

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From Radio Iowa via TPID: An independent candidate for governor is proposing a tax break for Iowa workers who are paid by the hour. Jonathan Narcisse says the state should only collect income taxes on 40-hours of work per week, an idea inspired by a recent stop he made at Hardee’s. “It was about 3:22 [...]

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Ballot Access News: August 23 is the deadline for petitions for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. The only candidate who attempted to qualify by petition is Jeff Becker of the Constitution Party. It will be several weeks before the state can check the petition to see [...]

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Liberty Point: The issue of whether or not to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Towers terrorist attack has been hijacked for political expediency, said Mike Beitler, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in an op ed on his website. “To collectively blame every Muslim for the actions of a few is [...]

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David Nolan at Libertarian Party blog: Sedona, Arizona is an upscale resort town about 80 miles north of Phoenix. Yesterday a reporter from the Sedona Times interviewed me about my U.S. Senate race. All things considered, it turned out pretty well. “I think, as certainly close to a majority of Americans realize now,” Nolan said, [...]

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Libertarian Party Monday Message: Dear Friend of Liberty, As the 2010 election approaches, a lot of Republican politicians are trying to posture as government-cutters, and they often hold up Ronald Reagan as an example. But although Reagan often talked about supporting smaller government, most Libertarians know that in practice he did exactly the opposite. For [...]

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I chose the title above judiciously because I didn’t want a headline blaring “Libertarian Equates Nathan Deal and Georgia GOP with Nazis.” Here is the story from conservative activist Tom Milanese who obviously has a stake in the game. I will let the readers judge for themselves whether the Facebook post was out of line and whether Mr. Milanese’s response fairly [...]

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TPID: From the Morning Sentinel, on Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler: Cutler says he would establish an Office of Regulatory Review and Repeal within the governor’s office if elected. The office would “repeal or change regulations that are standing in the way of job growth,” according to an announcement from his campaign. “We’re going to [...]

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A press release from the Florida Tea Party, sent to IPR and TPID via email: Kissimmee City Commissioner Carlos Irizarry joined the Tea Party today when he changed his registration from Republican to TEA at the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections office. Tea Party Executive Director John Hallman and other tea party supporters were present [...]

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Ballot Access News: On August 23, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers blocked the Tea Party from appearing on the November 2010 ballot. The vote was 2-2. A tie keeps a party off the ballot. Apparently some of the party’s documents refer to it as “The Tea Party” whereas other documents just call it “Tea [...]

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Email from John Jay Myers: One of my favorite things about running for office in Dallas is filling out the Dallas Morning News Questionnaire. What changes, if any, would you recommend in the Obama administration’s strategy in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is a quagmire. We need to get out of it of immediately. Hunting down and killing [...]

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OnTheWilderSide: The only way that the Green Party can regain ballot status in NY is to get 50,000 votes for their Governor candidate in 2010. This opportunity comes only once every four years, and it only applies to the Governor’s race. Gaining ballot status will enable the Green Party to run more peace candidates, more [...]

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