Alfred Sanders at American Conservative Party: Most people don’t realize that if the FBI comes to your home without a warrant but as part of a criminal investigation and asks you what color underwear you have on, you better either refuse to answer or tell them the truth – regardless of whether the color of [...]

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Ballot Access News: Ever since 2008, the American Independent Party of California has had two sets of rival state officers, and the dispute over the identity of the legal officers has been in state court. On September 1, Solano County Superior Court Judge William C. Harrison held a hearing in the case, King v Robinson, [...]

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Tom Tancredo sends this report along: Dear Conservative, I am sitting here preparing for the first debate of the campaign, but had to take a break and thank you. Bay Buchanan, my campaign manager, just called to tell me we raised over $200,000 in this filing period! That is phenomenal! Thank you so much for [...]

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TPID: From AZ Central: Hess, a currency trader from Glendale, has sought to win public office for years. Over the past decade, he has run for governor and senator, and even sought the Libertarian Party’s nomination for president in 2002. On Wednesday, he clearly articulated the differences between himself and his opponents, occasionally providing some [...]

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TPID: From Midlands Connect: Green Party candidate Tom Clements talked briefly on Thursday and answered questions as he opened his new office on Sumter Street next to the Roly Poly sandwich shop. “As a South Carolinian from Georgia, it’s always painful to see that we’re always close to the bottom,” Clements explains. “I’m going to [...]

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Damon Eris at Poli-Tea: Following a couple weeks of speculation, independent Bud Chiles has officially withdrawn from the Florida gubernatorial race and thrown his support behind his former rival, Democrat Alex Sink. From the beginning, Chiles’ strategy seemed to hinge on his widespread name recognition; his father, Lawton Chiles, was a fixture of Florida politics [...]

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Press release from Farid A. Khavari’s independent campaign for governor of Florida: MIAMI, SEPTEMBER 2nd — A Rasmussen poll of 750 likely Florida voters yesterday shows Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink in a virtual dead heat for governor — with 9% of voters supporting “some other candidate” after independent Democrat Bud Chiles dropped [...]

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Also see: Libertarian Party Monday Message: Travis Irvine’s Quiz Across America video Irvine for Congress on Youtube The Kiss of Debt Libertarian Party blog: Executive director Wes Benedict appears with congressional candidate Irvine Libertarian Irvine polls 10%, releases video starring hyperactive “government grant guru” Irvine for Congres

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WASHINGTON – Following President Obama’s “end of our combat mission” speech, Libertarian Party chairman Mark Hinkle released this statement: “President Obama needs to stop lying. In his speech, he repeated the ridiculous and false claim that the U.S. combat mission is over in Iraq. He seems to think that if he keeps talking about the [...]

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Ballot Access News: The West Virginia Constitution Party petition for U.S. Senate has enough valid signatures, so the party’s U.S. Senate nominee, Jeff Becker, will appear on the November ballot. The New York Libertarian Party statewide petition also succeeded. Although someone filed a general challenge to that petition, the challenger did not subsequently follow through [...]

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From the Galysh campaign: All three support Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. It legalizes various marijuana-related activities, allows local governments to regulate these activities, permits local governments to impose and collect marijuana-related fees and taxes, and authorizes various criminal and civil penalties. Judge James Gray states, [...]

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From the Boston Herald via TPID: Independent candidate for governor Timothy Cahill has agreed to accept public financing in his campaign for governor by limiting his spending to $1.5 million. The state Office of Campaign and Political Finance announced Tuesday that Cahill and Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein both agreed to the spending limit, which [...]

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Columbus, OH – September 1, 2010 – Libertarian candidate Travis Irvine was excluded from a private editorial board meeting concerning the U.S. Congressional race in Ohio’s 12th District, which was held by various staff of The Columbus Dispatch and included Republican Rep. Pat Tiberi and Democrat challenger Paula Brooks on Monday. Irvine was never told [...]

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BURNET, Tex. (Sept. 2) — It’s time do more than just “turn the page” on America’s foreign wars. We should close the book and put it pack on the shelf, said potential Libertarian presidential candidate R. Lee Wrights in response to President Obama’s address to the nation Tuesday night. “President Obama said he was announcing [...]

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Jason at Peach Pundit has the story. Former U.S. Congressman and 2008 Presidential candidate Bob Barr today announced his endorsement of Libertarian Chuck Donovan running for U.S. Senate. The Donovan for Senate campaign is proud to receive such an endorsement. Bob Barr is well known figure in third party politics ever since he left the [...]

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PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Brandon Punke, Communications Director Whitney for Governor 618-434-0046 media@whitneyforgov.org CONTACT: Doug Dobmeyer, Deputy Communications Director 312-315-6887 doug@whitneyforgov.org WHITNEY SHOWS WHY HE IS THE BETTER CHOICE FOR TRUE CONSERVATIVES Carbondale, IL— Green Party candidate Rich Whitney released an essay today outlining why conservative voters should identify with him instead of Republican challenger Bill [...]

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Every third party or independent candidate who filed for statewide office this year has been removed from the ballot in a blatant display of intimidation. Organizers from several political parties and voter rights organizations held a press conference, August 23, to explain what happened and why. Attending were: state Sen. Mike Folmer; [...]

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Press release: Monday’s Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that denies ballot qualification to “The Tea Party” might cause voter confusion at the polls at the November General Election this fall. The US Taxpayers Party of Michigan (USTPM) has been a ballot qualified party since its organization in 1982, though then known as the Tisch Independent [...]

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On August 31, 2010 President Obama addressed the nation on the topic of the War in Iraq. On September 1st, the Green Party of the United States used the occasion to comment on US military involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as to make a fundraising appeal.

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Howard Phillips, founder of the Constitution Party (then the US Taxpayer’s Party), is hosting a free Constitution Day event. Sponsorship information can be found here. You are cordially invited to the TWO THOUSAND NINE CONSTITUTION DAY A COMMEMORATION and PUBLIC EVENT SEPTEMBER 17, 2010, ARLINGTON, VA Hyatt Arlington Hotel, 1325 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209 [...]

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