An email sent to supporters of Manski, who is running in Wisconsin’s 77th state legislative district: “Get back in your box!” That’s what my opponent –the coal lobbyist– is barking at Democrats, these days.  He seems to think he owns them. How foolish. No one can own an Ed Garvey! No one owns you. Madison [...]

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From Poli-Tea: What are the year’s best political ads for third party and independent candidates (so far)?  Over the last week, I’ve viewed dozens of political ads and short videos produced by and for Libertarian, Green, Constitution Party and Independent candidates for office from Maine to California and Florida to Washington.  Thanks to everyone who [...]

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In a new ad, Independence Party candidate for governor of Minnesota, Tom Horner, seeks to build upon his campaign’s momentum heading into the final stretch of the political season.   And Independent Political Report has a short cameo in the video!

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Former Republican Congressman and Colorado Republican Party Chair Bob Beauprez has made a video endorsing Tom Tancredo for Governor. Check it out here.

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H/T to Edward Gonzalez’ Facebook page. Libertarian Edward Gonzalez is running against Democrat Zoe Lofgren for Congress in California. After comedian Stephen Colbert testified before Congress on her behalf,  conservative radio host Mark Levin invited Gonzalez on his show. It is a good (albeit brief) interview. However, Levin mentions Gonzalez is the only candidate in [...]

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Cleveland.com has the story. Via Mr. Owen’s Facebook page. An assortment of conservative groups who have joined forces under the Tea Party banner endorsed Constitutional Party candidate Robert Owens for Attorney General bypassing Republican candidate Mike DeWine. The endorsement of the little-known Owens by the Ohio Tea Party PAC is the first tip of the [...]

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Tomorrow IPR will release a story ranking the top ten Independent and third party gubernatorial candidacies this cycle, along with a few honorable mentions. So here is my challenge to readers as I finish the post tonight and tomorrow morning: Make your own list of the top ten indy/third party candidates for Governor this cycle.

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The NY Conservative Party just okayed Republican Carl Paladino as their substitute NY Governor candidate in a voice vote. Paladino replaces Rick Lazio on the Conservative ballot line.

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The Green Party’s candidate for Congress in Florida’s 24th congressional district will join us on IPR Radio this Monday at 8 PM EST.  His name is Nicholas Ruiz III, he is a write-in candidate, and his bio from his website is as follows: Dr. Ruiz was born in New York City in 1970 and lives [...]

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From the PPP blog (with more information below the fold): The Illinois Senate race continues to be very close, but because Mark Kirk is doing a better job of consolidating his base than Alexi Giannoulias is he’s taken a small lead after trailing by 2 points on PPP’s previous two polls of the race. Kirk [...]

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In a fairly comprehensive interview with the AP, Illinois Green gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney discussed his platform and his run for office. From Bloomberg Businessweek (originally from AP): The Green Party candidate for governor told The Associated Press on Monday that Illinois has been moving toward smaller government and that it has led to dangerously [...]

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From the LA Weekly blog: Green Party U.S. Senate Candidate Duane Roberts lashed out at public radio station Shut up, important people are speaking KPCC 89.3 FM this morning for barring Roberts from debating Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer — yet another incident in which Los Angeles and California media systematically shunned the environmentally-oriented party. [...]

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Some news on the situation from Green Party Watch and others. AP: CHICAGO (AP) – The Green Party’s candidate for governor isn’t happy that he’s being excluded from a debate in Chicago. Rich Whitney protested outside the Union League Club of Chicago where Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican state Sen. Bill Brady were set [...]

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A few items related to the endorsement – including the endorsement of Jeremy Karpen – are posted below. From Green Party Watch: CHICAGO (September 29, 2010) – This morning, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Jeremy Karpen, Green Party candidate for 39th District State Representative. The paper highlighted Karpen’s independence from politics-as-usual in Illinois, and slammed Democratic [...]

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Natasha Pettigrew was the 2010 Green Party candidate for US Senate in Maryland. Natasha died on Sept. 20 after her bicycle was struck by an SUV. Natasha’s mother, Kenniss Henry, will take her daughter’s place on the ballot this November.

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Posted at the Huffington Post and the Hill’s Congress Blog: General David Petraeus, through his own self promotion and a meager field of viable candidates, has been touted by certain Republican interests as a potential candidate for president in 2012. President Obama may feel he scotched that possibly by demoting Petraeus to commander of the [...]

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As protests are held nationwide against FBI and PA department of Homeland Security domestic spying, the Green Party issued the following press release: Group calls for termination of Homeland Security Chief over ITRR contract Feels violated as one of the activist groups spied on The Green Party of Pennsylvania shares the outrage of fellow citizens [...]

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Gary Odom, National Field Director for the Constitution Party, posted this on Utah Senate Candidate Scott Bradley at the CP website:   Scott Bradley is running an excellent campaign for US Senate in Utah and is starting to make real progress with the voters.  Last week he participated in a debate with his Republican and Democrat [...]

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From the Austin-American Statesman: The initial invitation to the Oct. 19 debate said participation would be allowed for all gubernatorial candidates who met a 10 percent threshold in a survey done for the newspapers. The participating papers in the survey — released Sunday — are the American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Antonio [...]

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The Mountain Party’s (that is, the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party) candidate for US Senate Jesse Johnson participated today in an anti-mountaintop removal protest at the White House.  More than 100 people were arrested at the protest in an act of civil disobedience, although Johnson does not appear to be one of them. [...]

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