Wow! This is news to me: Last Sunday, August 29, 2010, was the hardest day of my life. Even when my father made me promise that I would preach his funeral (which I did–twice: once in Indiana where he lived, and again in Florida where I live and where he is buried), that was not [...]

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Word comes that Bill Walker (see comment 11), who lost the Republican primary for Governor of Alaska , has contacted the Alaska Independence Party about possibly appearing on the AIP ballot line. I made the following comment (edited somewhat) in the comments section and thought it would be a good subject for all to discuss. [...]

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Tom Tancredo sends this reminder along: Dear Conservative, The filing deadline is midnight tonight and we are $3,395 away from reaching our goal. With the deadline looming and our goal in sight, would you please chip in $25 or $50? Can I count on your support?  With it, I will win this election.  And as governor, [...]

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On August 20th, IPR reported that Matt Gonzalez and Ron Paul will be attending an anti-war rally together in San Francisco. However, the event may be more than that. Darren Richardson at allvoices.com claims, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) will be attending the San Francisco rally in support of Republican candidate John Dennis, who faces a [...]

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In a Bloomberg Businessweek article about Illinois’ unfortunate bond situation, the Green Party’s candidate for governor Rich Whitney and independent (and former Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov.) Scott Lee Cohen were quoted in a similar fashion as their Republican opponent.  They all criticized the Democratic governor, although Whitney criticized the Republican as well: Quinn’s opponents [...]

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From the Item: In the race for governor, Green Party candidate Morgan Reeves and Fred Sheheen, the father of Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen, were present. Green Party candidate Tom Clements was the only candidate for the U.S. Senate present. He is running to unseat incumbent Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C… Reeves pushed for year-round schooling, emphasizing [...]

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IPR just received a tip from an officer in the Alaskan Independence Party that their gubernatorial nominee, Don Wright, is dropping out and will be replaced. Wright was the gubernatorial nominee of the party in ’78, ’02, and ’06. He is also the former President of the Alaskan Federation of Natives. The tip pointed out [...]

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H/T to Ballot Access News.  From the Portland Press Herald: AUGUSTA — The five candidates for governor shared their thoughts on the state of Maine agriculture Tuesday, offering proposals that included reduced regulation and lower taxes… Independent Eliot Cutler said the high cost of electricity, energy and health care create a “wall of costs” in [...]

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Press release:

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From the Dayton Daily News: Eric W. Deaton, a Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate, was indicted Tuesday, Aug. 31, for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, according to Greg Flannagan, spokesman for Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck Jr. . . . “I think this is politically motivated,” said Deaton, blaming the indictment on [...]

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