From the Chicago Sun-Times: Never in Cook County’s nearly 180 years has an independent been elected to countywide office, experts say, but some say it could happen this year. “I think there’s such upheaval politically that voters may not get hung up on party affiliation,” said Joseph Schwieterman, director of DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for [...]

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From Poli-Tea: For next week, I’m preparing a post that will highlight the year’s best political ads or videos for third party and independent candidates for any office.  I’ve already watched a few dozen videos in my first round of research – and there are some really good ones out there –, but there are [...]

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The following is a press release from the Ben Manski for state legislature campaign in Wisconsin: MADISON – After the September 14th primary, Democratic assembly candidate and former Middleton Mayor Doug Zwank wasted no time announcing his strong support of Ben Manski for Wisconsin’s 77th Assembly District. In his statement, Mayor Zwank said that, “I [...]

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From Green Party Watch: Rich Whitney, Illinois Green Party candidate for Governor, makes the cover of the latest issue of “Gay Chicago Magazine”. Whitney and the Green Party are favorably profiled in the cover story as a viable alternative to the “other candidates”. The article notes other Illinois Green campaigns as well, including LeAlan Jones [...]

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Cross-posted from Poli-Tea.  The new Pew Research poll on political Independents and the midterm vote has been widely circulated in the political blogosphere, yet analysis of the survey has been rather superficial, to say the least, with most commentators focusing on the apparent Republican advantage over Democrats among Independent voters.  Others have added that the [...]

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WASHINGTON – In response to the recent Republican “Pledge to America,” Libertarian Party executive director Wes Benedict released the following statement: Instead of a “Pledge to America,” the Republicans should have written an “Apology to America.” It should have gone something like this: “We’re sorry, America. Sorry we grew the federal government budget from $1.7 [...]

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ATLANTA, GA – September 21, 2010 – Chuck Donovan is now the only U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia to sign the No Pork Pledge. The No Pork Pledge is published by the Citizens Against Government Waste, a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization focused on eliminating waste and mismanagement in the government. Only one other candidate in [...]

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Libertarian Mike Beitler, U.S. Senate candidate mourns father’s death. Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Mike Beitler’s father, Harry Beitler of Greenville, SC, died last night September 21 while in hospice in Hendersonville, NC. Beitler, age 88, leaves behind two children, son, Mike Beitler, and daughter, Janet Fisher and eight grandchildren. Dr. Mike [...]

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TAMPA – Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker launched another unconventional campaign tactic in what is fast becoming one of the most talked about grassroots candidacies in the nation. Snitker will host a weekly call-in radio talk show to be broadcast initially in two Florida markets. The Alex Snitker Show will broadcast live on WTAN [...]

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ATLANTA, GA – September 21, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Marine Corps veteran and Libertarian candidate for United States Senate from Georgia, issued a statement today during Senator John McCain’s continued filibuster of the repeal of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. “As a Marine, I swore to support and defend Constitutional protections for [...]

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Email from Nick Youngers to myself and several dozen other people: Dear Fellow Libertarian, You probably have never heard of the Libertarian Donors Club, and you are probably very busy and in a hurry to delete anything you can in your inbox to save time. Please Don’t. Please take the time to read this letter. [...]

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ANAHEIM, Calif – Duane Roberts, Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, warns immigrant rights supporters to “beware of the Democrats”, pointing out politicians from that party have “been far more aggressive” in criminalizing undocumented workers than their counterparts. Roberts says some “anti-immigrant initiatives” pushed by Republicans started with Democrats: “During the past week, Democrats in [...]

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Frankfort, Ky. – The Free and Equal Elections Foundation and its state caucus, Kentucky for Free and Equal Elections, will host a statewide candidate forum and freedom rally on the front steps of the capitol building at 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, Ky., Saturday, September 25, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. The candidate forum will be the [...]

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by John Jay Myers I am asked “Why don’t you run as a Republican? You could do so much good in the Republican Party”. I should not be upset, after all it’s sort of a compliment “they like me, they really like me”! It’s hard to respond, because I don’t feel like knocking any ones [...]

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Libertarian Party press release: WASHINGTON – Like abused spouses who keep returning to their aggressors, gay voters keep handing their votes to the Democrats who abuse them. The Libertarian Party (LP) wants to break this self-destructive behavior and offers LGBT voters a better alternative. LP Chairman Mark Hinkle said, “Exit polls indicate that Democrats get [...]

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David Nolan at Libertarian Party blog: Earlier this week I did a three-day campaign swing through central and northern Arizona. I recorded a 3-minute campaign message at KTTV in Phoenix, and spoke to Tea Party groups in Flagstaff and Scottsdale. This Sunday, I will take part in a live, televised debate that will include all [...]

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Randy Eshelman at LP blog: Granted, the GOP had to do something. They, the Republican Party, have been wandering in the wilderness since being ejected for their gross mismanagement while in control of all three branches of the federal government under Bush. GOP overspending, disregard for personal privacy, and nation building efforts made possible the [...]

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LP blog: from Randall T. Hayes, Libertarian for U.S. Senate in Louisiana The Senate Republicans’ blocking of the National Defense Authorization Act is a sad reminder that the federal government is one of the major sources of employment discrimination against gays and lesbians in our country. Many leading Republicans have said for years that they [...]

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Although neither the Stein campaign nor the media have yet reported on it, her Green-Rainbow campaign for governor has apparently met the requirements for getting matching public funding from the state.  The campaign had to raise $125,000 in contributions of less than $250 by today, and the fundraising thermometer at JillStein.org stands at well over [...]

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