Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Clements releases magical new web video, says DeMint should spend less time on other states’ Senate races and more time on jobs for South Carolina Columbia, SC – Republican Senator Jim DeMint’s PAC the Senate Conservatives fund has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars into Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell’s magical quest [...]

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407 S. Dearborn Street ♦ Suite 1170 ♦ Chicago, IL ♦ 60605 (312) 320-4101 ♦ FAX (866) 309-7803 CONTACT: Christina Tobin, Founder and Chair Phone: 312-320-4101 Email: christina@freeandequal.org Web: www.freeandequal.org NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statewide and National Organizations Join Coalition in Support of Prop 19, to Legalize Cannabis in California. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. &mdash [...]

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Emailed to conatct.ipr@gmail.com: At-Large DC Council candidate David Schwartzman demands restoration of Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration, offers plan to maintain and expand the District’s human services • “A modest tax hike on the top 5% bracket could deliver over $100 million in additional revenue while still providing tax relief to working class residents and [...]

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Here is the latest e-mail appeal from Tom Tancredo. I post only the first part because below where I cut it off is an embeded video. My campaign’s Road to Victory Money Bomb is running strong, and we are in a dead heat! According to Rasmussen, we are within 4 points of John Hickenlooper. Even [...]

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VDARE.com posted the following article by their anonymous Washington Watcher columnist: The surprise decision of Tom Tancredo to run as a third party candidate in Colorado’s gubernatorial election and his surprising (at least to the political establishment) surge in the polls has brought immigration to the forefront of the race. VDARE.com readers are no doubt well [...]

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Posted by Wayne Allyn Root at LP.org: U.S. Economy Faces Financial Armageddon and Great Depression II. By Wayne Allyn Root, Chairman of the Libertarian National Congressional Committee We are now facing the worst economic disaster in history- worse even than the Great Depression. I’ve warned for two years now that the real estate picture is [...]

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LP Monday Message: Dear Friend of Liberty, This morning we sent the press release below: WASHINGTON – With prospects of a Republican takeover of Congress, Libertarian Party (LP) Chair Mark Hinkle posed this question: "In order to balance the budget, where will the GOP pull the plug first: on Granny, or on foreign wars?" Read [...]

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Press release posted at LP.org on Oct. 1. As far as I can tell we haven’t covered it previously. -p WASHINGTON – This November, Libertarian Party candidates are challenging 89 incumbent members of Congress who voted for the TARP bailouts in 2008. View the list here. The list includes 27 Republicans and 62 Democrats. LP [...]

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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cleveland City Councilman Brian Cummins, who came into office as a Democrat, recently sent a letter to the party canceling his membership. He voted a Green Party ballot in the September primary for Cuyahoga County Council. Cummins had been a Columbus Green Party organizer before coming to Cleveland. This election [...]

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Much of the piece is devoted to the “spoiler” issue.  Read the full thing here.  H/T to Third Party and Independent Daily. If they were sincerely concerned about preventing any “spoiling’’ of elections, the Massachusetts Democrats could simply pass Ranked Choice Voting. But that’s been sitting in the Legislature untouched for 10 years. When you [...]

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Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: ATLANTA, GA – October 18, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Libertarian candidate for U.S Senate from Georgia, has released his first radio. This new radio ad will be in addition to the TV ad he has already aired. Donovan’s radio advertising begins today on stations in Columbus, Macon, and Savannah. Additionally, [...]

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Press release posted at LP.org on Oct. 6. As far as I can tell we haven’t covered it previously. -p WASHINGTON – In the violent wake of President Obama’s military surge in Afghanistan, and his failure to withdraw the U.S. military from Iraq, the Libertarian Party (LP) says anti-war liberals can vote Libertarian with a [...]

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Press release posted at LP.org on Oct. 7. As far as I can tell we haven’t covered it previously. -p WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle has endorsed Proposition 19 on the November ballot in California. The measure would legalize marijuana in California. Hinkle said, “I urge Californians to vote for Proposition 19. The [...]

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Press release at LP.org: WASHINGTON – With prospects of a Republican takeover of Congress, Libertarian Party (LP) Chair Mark Hinkle posed this question: "In order to balance the budget, where will the GOP pull the plug first: on Granny, or on foreign wars?" Hinkle continued, "Of course, Republicans may have no serious intention of cutting [...]

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Farheen Hakeem for Governor campaign releases campaign video.

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Onthewilderside, a Green Party focused blog, has an opinion piece about the real face-offs to watch for at the seven-way, NY State Governor debate at Hofstra University on Monday, October 18th.

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In New York, a court rules against the Conservative Party and Working Families Party, who are trying to affect how the new voting machines will count their votes. The final outcome for this case will impact ballot access for third parties in New York who cross-endorse major party candidates.

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H/T “Anonymous Rabble-Rouser” in IPR comments on a previous post: Michael Prysner of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Wayne Root of the Libertarian Party debate socialism vs. capitalism in this clip from Russia Today: Also of interest to our Libertarian readers and some others, at the 6:10 mark in the clip Wayne Root [...]

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The article comments on both the Green Party’s and the Tea Party’s strategies, although the Tea Party is not an actual political party.  It strangely leaves out the Libertarian Party, even though they ARE a party on the ballot in Illinois this year.  From TheTelegraph.com: The Green Party, which put itself on equal footing with [...]

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From Montgomery Media (disclosure: I’m a volunteer on Giordano’s campaign): Hugh Giordano, the independent Green Party candidate in the 194th District is making waves in this election and continues to shock and amaze. This week, the Green Party candidate made a huge announcement in which Giordano promises to give back 10 percent of his salary [...]

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