Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Could Matt Gonzalez finally become the mayor of San Francisco?

November 21st, 2010 · 31 Comments

Matt Gonzalez was a City Supervisor in San Francisco as a Green from 2000 to 2005, and was also elected the Board of Supervisors President (he is no longer a member of the Green Party, after having run as Ralph Nader’s vice presidential candidate in his 2008 independent campaign).  In 2003, he narrowly lost the city’s election for [...]

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David F. Nolan, 1943-2010

November 21st, 2010 · 74 Comments

I just received a phone call from R. Lee Wrights, who is en route home from the Libertarian National Committee meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly after adjournment of the LNC meeting today, he was informed that Libertarian Party founder David F. Nolan has died. Steve Kubby has also reported this, and confirms it via [...]

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David Nolan – LP Founder – Passes Away

November 21st, 2010 · 24 Comments

Sources close to David Nolan tell IPR he passed away last night.

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Tags: Libertarian Party