After losing the race to represent the Democrats in a special US Senate election, former Democratic politician (and arguably, institution as far as West Virginia is concerned) Ken Hechler has endorsed Jesse Johnson. Johnson is the nominee for US Senate of the Mountain Party, West Virginia’s affiliate of the Green Party. Salon describes Hechler and [...]

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An article in the Roxborough-Manayunk Patch profiled Green Party candidate for state legislature in the 194th district Hugh Giordano.  You can read the full thing here. “When I get elected, I’m excited to go to Harrisburg and seek out progressives—Democrats, Republicans, whatever. We need to build alliances and actually get things done,” the Roxborough resident [...]

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The following opinion piece – the full thing can be read here – comes from the South End News and discusses how the Green-Rainbow (the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party) candidate for governor, Jill Stein, has been excluded from debates.  The author is Shirley Kressel, a columnist for the paper.  H/T to Green Mass [...]

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The following are remarks by peace activist and 2008 independent candidate for Congress Cindy Sheehan for Los Angeles and New York events, according to her website, marking the anniversary of 9/11: Many people here today just woke up (whether abruptly or gradually) to the fact that the US Empire is a criminal construct capable of [...]

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From the Duluth News-Tribune: Chip Cravaack, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota’s Eighth District, picked up an endorsement Thursday from Independence Party candidate Tim Olson. Olson is apparently dropping out of the 8th District race and is endorsing Cravaack against longtime DFL incumbent Jim Oberstar. The move does not appear to have been anticipated [...]

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Vermont Public Radio has an excellent radio interview on the continued role of the Progressive Party in Vermont Politics. From the accompanying article: One third of the Progressive Party’s legislative candidates are also running as Democrats this year. And Martha Abbott, the Party’s gubernatorial candidate, has dropped out of the race to help the Democrats. [...]

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The Southern Party of Georgia sends along this press release from the Southern National Congress. Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt will be the keynote speaker at the Third Southern National Congress this November in Dickson, Tennessee: Floyd, Virginia – Thomas Moore, Chairman of the Southern National Congress, announced today that Mr. Larry Pratt, [...]

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Gayle McLaughlin is the mayor of Richmond, California, a city of over 100,000 and the largest one in the United States to have a Green Party mayor.  She is up for re-election in November.  Below is her most recent campaign update sent to supporters, along with some news stories about the race. _____________________________________ The campaign [...]

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The following is a press release from the Michael Cavlan for Congress campaign.  He is running as an independent in Minnesota’s 5th district. We are proud to announce the endorsement of Michael Cavlan’s candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Minnesota by Ralph Nader. Mr. Nader stated in his [...]

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The Green Party of the United States: ‘Today we remember the losses of September 11, 2001, and re-commit ourselves to building a nation of peace, justice, human rights, and stability through our continued growth as an alternative to two administrations of war.”

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An article at the Albany Times Union says that Thursday, September 16th is the day the NY State Board of Elections will meet to decide the candidates and ballot for the 2010 NY Governor’s race. And, the story gives coverage to the following, third party candidates: Kristin Davis – Prohibition Party, Howie Hawkins – Green Party, Charles Barron – Freedom Party, Steve Cohn – Tea Party, Jimmy McMillan – Rent is Too Damn High Party, and Warren Redlich – Libertarian Party.

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From SCNow.com (read the full thing here): Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Tom Clements says he would like to see money that comes into South Carolina applied more responsibly to address South Carolina’s high jobless rate.Clements stopped in Florence on Thursday on his way to speak in Lamar at an event for Delta Kappa Gamma, [...]

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From Arkansas News via Green Party Watch: In the attorney general’s race, incumbent Democrat Dustin McDaniel received 37 percent support, Green Party candidate Rebekah Kennedy received 24 percent and 39 percent were undecided when party affiliation was included. Without political affiliation, McDaniel received 38 percent, Kennedy received 19 percent and 43 percent were undecided. In [...]

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Peach Pundit has the story. I assume he would like to release it on TV if he can raise sufficient funds. The ad is simple but well done IMO.

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Former Ron Paul legislative staffer Bradley Jansen posted an op-ed on Nolan Chart this Thursday outlining some of Senator Lisa Murkowski’s libertarian credentials. According to Jansen, she stood with Senators Sununu, Hagel, and Craig frustrating the Bush administration’s attempts to trample on civil liberties.

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Two big pieces of news came out today on Tom Tancredo’s Constitution Party campaign for Colorado Governor that seem to make a striking contrast. First, campaign finance reports are in on the three major candidates in the race. The Associated Press reports, Third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo has outpaced the Colorado Republicans’ nominee, Dan Maes, [...]

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Darcy Richardson will not be able to be with us on the air tonight. He will try to reschedule. Darryl Perry is still scheduled to be on the air if we can get the show to work, and Georgia Libertarian Party political director Doug Craig said he will be on as well. 646-200-0264 if you [...]

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Paul Demko reports at the Politics in Minnesota blog, Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and frequent presidential candidate, is supporting Ken Pentel in the governor’s race. Pentel is running on the Ecology Democracy ticket, a fledgling political party that he created. Pentel has made two previous runs for the state’s top office under the Green [...]

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John Nichols writes a glowing endorsement of Democrats voting for Green Party candidate Tom Clements in an upcoming issue of The Nation. After lamenting having Alvin Greene as the Democratic nominee, the author asks, If only there was an alternative! If only there was a credible contender with a record of local, state and national [...]

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Hartman, a millionaire who placed second in a crowded Republican primary to replace outgoing Rep. Todd Tiahrt, released the following statement this afternoon: Hartman issued the following statement this afternoon: “After several days of prayerful reflection, I have decided not to seek the Libertarian Party’s Congressional nomination. I am humbled by the Libertarian Party’s consideration [...]

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