This e-mail arrived in my in-box from Alan Keyes. He is endorsing Dr. Marvin Scott (R-IN) for Congress. Keyes makes no mention of his America’s Independent Party.

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Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: There are 60 candidates running for the United States House of Representatives on November 2. This is the first of three posts on Green Party House candidates, beginning with the Eastern portion of the United States. There are candidates running in Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and [...]

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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: The chair of the Manhattan Green Party, Daniel W.K. Lee, has written a piece for The Advocate on why gay Americans should consider voting Green: Now that the midterm election is upon us, the Democratic establishment has employed the fear tactic to get its progressives in line by saying, [...]

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Staff at LP blog: In Clark County, Indiana, incumbent county surveyor Bob Isgrigg has switched his affiliation from Democrat to Libertarian as he runs for re-election this year. Isgrigg has expressed concern about how the county handles its drainage projects, and filed a lawsuit against county officials several years ago. Read the News and Tribune [...]

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Kyle at LP blog: Erik Viker is the Libertarian Party candidate running for the House of Representatives seat in Pennsylvania’s 85th District. While he is currently running for office, he is also an elected Libertarian serving on the Selinsgrove Borough Council. His campaign has gained momentum and significant press coverage as he fights to break [...]

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Damon Eris at Poli-Tea: Since my initial post from late last month on the year’s best political ads for third party and independent candidates, a ton of new ads and campaign videos have been released by candidates across the country, and across the political spectrum, for elected offices at all levels of government.  In a [...]

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Steve Funk is urging voters to “think outside the ballot” by supporting his grassroots write-in campaign for 18th District State Representative. “By writing in Steve Funk for State Representative on Election Day, voters can send a message that we deserve more choices on our ballot and more voices in the debate,” Mr. [...]

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Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Andrew Gray, Libertarian candidate for Kansas Governor, is pleased that the extravagant campaign spending of politicians has become front page news across Kansas. Gray and his team believe that special interest money lining the pockets of politicians and lobbyists is one of the root causes of the difficulties that Kansas [...]

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Here is a press release from Landmark Communications regarding some state-wide races in Georgia. Of interests to readers of this site, in a theoretical runoff election, Libertarian voters would vote for the Republican candidate for Governor by a 3 to 1 margin. (See paragraph four.) (Duluth)—Despite a slight tightening in the race for governor, Republican [...]

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Press release emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: ATLANTA, GA – October 26, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Georgia’s Libertarian candidate for U.S Senate, has harsh criticism for Johnny Isakson’s campaign advertisements. In his ad, Senator Isakson states that the Federal government should, “stop borrowing and live within its means”. However, Isakson’s voting record as the second most liberal [...]

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Open letter from National Socialist Movement Candidate: Jeff Hall Oct 25, 2010 Posted at NSM88.org: My name is Jeff Hall and I`m running for Riverside Municipal Water Board, Division 2, in Riverside California. I`m running on a conservative platform of conservation and solutions. Living with constant drought in our region we find water conservation a [...]

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In Maine’s gubernatorial race, it appears that Independent candidate Eliot Cutler has all the momentum.  Republican front-runner Paul LePage has maintained a weak lead with roughly 33% support in the polls, while support has begun to erode for Democrat Libby Mitchell.  But support for Cutler has doubled over the last month, leaving him poised to [...]

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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein took part in a debate with Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick, Republican Charlie Baker, and Democrat-turned-independent Tim Cahill on Monday, October 25th. Here is footage of the debate from Boston TV station WGBH:

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Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Even as pendulum of partisan politics continues to swing back and forth between the incumbent parties of big government, this year freedom finally has cause to rejoice. More and more people in Dallas and nationwide are beginning to see through the “two-party system”, and they are increasingly seeing the Libertarian Party as [...]

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PSLweb: On Tuesday, Nov. 2, thousands of people will get out to vote in Ohio for the midterm elections. For those in District 22, there will be an alternative to the capitalist candidates. Corey Ansel, a 19 year-old member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, will be on the ballot on the Green Party [...]

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Thomas Sipos writes at Libertarian Peacenik (excerpt): The socialist Peace and Freedom Party candidate, Richard Castaldo, advocates the following positions on his home page: 1. Defund all wars of imperialism, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. 2. Single-payer not-for-profit healthcare. 3. Abolish corporate “personhood.” Rights belong to human beings, not corporations. 4. Terminate the Patriot Act [...]

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BURNET, Texas (Oct. 27) -Anyone who opposes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has a clear choice in this election. They should vote Libertarian said R. Lee Wrights, a potential candidate for the 2012 Libertarian presidential nomination. “Anti-war liberals who supported President Obama in 2008 should know by now that he’s not going to end [...]

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From the Milford Daily News via TPID: Independent candidate for Secretary of State Jim Henderson today said he would be in favor of implementing ranked choice voting in Massachusetts. Also known as instant runoff voting, the method involves asking voters to rank candidates on the ballot instead of choosing just one. Candidates are eliminated until [...]

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Darryl Perry at Free Patriot Press: Mises (Institute): “Religious Right” Driving Libertarians from “TEA Party” Jefferey Tucker from the Mises Institute writes A new report documents the trend. What I do find annoying about these surveys is how they focus on values instead of policies. For example, it should not matter to a libertarian what [...]

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Darcy Richardson at Uncovered Politics: The poll, conducted between October 18 and October 21, showed Rubio, an early darling of the Tea Party movement, leading with 39.6 percent of the vote to 33.3 percent for Crist, who broke with his party in April to run without party affiliation. Democrat Kendrick Meek, whose candidacy has failed [...]

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