As the Democratic and Republican candidates for California Governor prepare for their final debate, the Green Party candidate for governor, Laura Wells, has been arrested outside the debate site, protesting her exclusion.

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Posted below is the actual endorsement, along with a press release from the Jeremy Karpen campaign. From the Sun-Times: 39th House District: Incumbent Democrat Rep. Maria Antonia “Toni” Berrios is known for not making waves; Springfield insiders say she does a decent job but nothing more. With an out-of-control state budget deficit and a distressed [...]

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Cross-posted from Poli-Tea.  Following my recent post on the Pirate Party’s criticism of the Senate’s efforts to create an internet “blacklist,” and get a bipartisan foot in the door on the censorship of online content, a commenter inquired whether the Pirate Party is endorsing any candidates for office this year.  From what I’ve been able [...]

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From The Hill: The Vermont gubernatorial debate last night could be considered modestly historic as for the first time in our era it featured a secession candidate. In fact, there were two candidates who stressed state sovereignty over federal dominance. These debates always feature a mainstream Democrat and Republican, sometimes exceptional individuals like Madeline M. [...]

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From the West Hartford News (read the full thing here): WEST HARTFORD — If anything, getting arrested for snapping photos of Governor M. Jodi Rell during her 2007 inaugural parade reaffirmed a lot of political ambitions for Ken Krayeske, now a candidate for Congress in the state’s First Congressional District. Krayeske was managing Cliff Thornton’s [...]

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Emailed by the Ken Block for governor campaign to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Warwick–Starting today, a new Block commercial will run. Moderate Party Gubernatorial Candidate, Ken Block’s newest ad sets him apart from his opponents by poking fun at the back and forth mudslinging that occurs between recycled politicians. “The two best known candidates are attacking one another [...]

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Originally posted on Green Party Watch: South Carolina Green Party US Senate candidate Tom Clements is raising money to air radio ads challenging incumbent Senator Jim DeMint: Columbia, SC – This Saturday, as the Gamecocks challenge the top-ranked Alabama team on the football field, the Clements for Senate campaign will release a series of radio [...]

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From the Plain Dealer (H/T to Ballot Access News): In a campaign for Ohio treasurer that produced more light and less mud, Matthew P. Cantrell, the young Libertarian candidate, probably wouldn’t get a second look. That would be a mistake — especially in light of glaring deficiencies that make both major-party candidates unattractive options. Cantrell, [...]

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From Darcy Richardson at Uncovered Politics: Alex Sink’s chances of becoming the first Democrat to win the Florida governorship in sixteen years suffered a blow of sorts on Sunday afternoon when former Democratic rival Brian P. Moore endorsed the independent candidacy of Miami’s Farid A. Khavari. In endorsing the University of Bremen-educated economist, Moore said that Khavari [...]

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The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania released the following statement today. Harrisburg – The Office of the Auditor General, Jack Wagner, has estimated that Pennsylvania’s budget deficit for 2011-2012 will be at least $5 billion. The estimated deficit more than doubles last year’s deficit of nearly $2 billion. The 2011-2012 deficit stems from a loss of [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: MINNEAPOLIS – The Campaign Committe to Elect Michael Cavlan to Congress is proud to announce that the National Association Of Muslim Women Of America has endorsed Independent Congressional Candidate Mike Cavlan for the US House of Representatives for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. NAMWA contacted the campaign writing: “We know that Ellison is [...]

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In a recent post at Poli-Tea on the Democratic-Republican national security police state and surveillance society, I noted that S.3804 (a bipartisan bill aimed supposedly at “combating online infringement and counterfeits”) represents a threat to freedom of speech online and would conceivably provide the government with the authority to target and censor groups such the [...]

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Reposted from Green Party Watch (McLaughlin has since responded in a campaign newsletter): California Green Party Mayor of Richmond Gayle McLaughlin, who is up for reelection in 2010, has been targeted by political opponents with a smear campaign to undermine her reputation in the weeks before Election Day. Richmond, with over 100,000 residents, is the [...]

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Two upcoming events from the Whitney campaign (sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com): Carbondale, IL— Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney will hold a press conference Monday in Chicago. Whitney will address his exclusion from some of the major gubernatorial debates. In 2006, Whitney garnered over ten percent of the vote to help the Illinois Green Party become one [...]

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From supporting terrorists to stealing from little old ladies, Tom Tancredo has leveled serious accusations at his opponents over the years. The candidate continues the tradition with his latest ad targeting Democrat John Hickenlooper. The Colorado Independent explains, Tom Tancredo, who is running as the Constitutional [sic] Party’s candidate for Colorado governor, has a new ad bashing [...]

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From Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling’s blog: There’s one thing Democrats, Republicans, and independents in Connecticut agree on: they want this to be Joe Lieberman’s last term in the US Senate. Only 24% of voters in the state say they would vote to reelect Lieberman in 2012 to 66% who say they will vote [...]

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From the Karpen campaign: CHICAGO (September 29, 2010) – On Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) endorsed Jeremy Karpen, Green Party candidate for 39th District State Representative. The union based their support for Karpen on their support of what the CTU called his “comprehensive plan to improve state funding… including education,” his support for an [...]

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From AP via the San Francisco Chronicle (H/T to Gene Berkman): Massachusetts independent Timothy Cahill filed a lawsuit Thursday against former operatives who recently defected from his campaign, saying they conspired to get his running mate Paul Loscocco to quit the ticket, and were working with national Republicans to pass along confidential information that would [...]

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A six way debate has been announced for the New York Governor race. Confirmed candidates are: Andrew Cuomo, Kristin Davis, Charles Barron, Howie Hawkins, Warren Redlich and Jimmy McMillan. [Update: Carl Paladino has now confirmed for this debate.]

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“Right here in South Lake Tahoe, let us redefine politics in a revolutionary return to common sense and smaller government.

“Let’s return power to the Citizen and restore our constitutional rights. Government should be our servant, not our master.” – Steve Kubby

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