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Entries from November 2010

Libertarian Party Monday Message: Vote Libertarian tomorrow!

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Libertarian Party Monday Message Dear Friend of Liberty, Tomorrow is Election Day. If you haven’t already voted, please go tomorrow and vote for every Libertarian on your ballot. (See here for a complete list of over 800 candidates.) Also, please contact your friends and family and encourage them to vote Libertarian as well. Win or [...]

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Libertarian Party Attends the Rally to Restore Sanity

November 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

Kyle at Libertarian Party blog: On October 30th, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert and John Stewart held an unusual rally on the National Mall. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was a strange mixture of political comedy and commentary. While the specific goal of the rally was somewhat ambiguous in the weeks leading up to [...]

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NY Ballot Analysis: Only One Candidate on Ballot in Nearly 40 Races

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

From Poli-Tea: On New York’s general election ballot, 2010, there are at least four candidates in all of the races for statewide offices (excluding elections for the judiciary).  However, in the 241 races for US House, State Senate and State Assembly, there are only 39 contests in which there are more than two candidates on [...]

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KS: Libertarian and Reform Parties Aim for Major Party Status

November 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

From the Kansas City Star via TPID: With so many citizens fed up with both Democrats and Republicans this year, third-party candidates in Kansas hope protest votes will push them into the big leagues. Some observers think the Libertarian or Reform parties have a real chance of winning 5 percent of the vote statewide, which [...]

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Libertarian Party of Mississippi: ‘The Democratic-Republican Masquerade Party’

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

From the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Mississippi via TPID: For the last several decades during election season, Candidates and Incumbents alike, campaign on fiscal responsibility and the protection of civil liberties. Year after year and election cycle after election cycle, these people are voted into office. But as soon as they’re elected, they [...]

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Wayne Root Media Update

November 1st, 2010 · 9 Comments

Posted at LP blog LNCC Chairman Wayne Root Has Busy Election Week in the Media- including FOX News Appearance posted by Wayne Allyn Root on Nov 01, 2010 Libertarian National Congressional Committee Chairman Wayne Allyn Root has been in demand by the media in the days leading up to Election Day (November 2nd). Root has [...]

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Gold America Group compares national level Green and Libertarian Party spending and income patterns

November 1st, 2010 · 7 Comments

H/T George Phillies. Please note that this analysis pertains only to national party spending, not state and local party spending or spending by individual campaigns. Posted at Gold America Group: Green Party in Apparent Decline This article began as a comparison of Green and Libertarian Party spending and income patterns. Greens seem to be thrifty [...]

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Jeremy Karpen for IL State Rep supporter-made music videos and pre-election press release

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Press release sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: JEREMY KARPEN FOR 39TH STATE REPRESENTATIVE www.jeremykarpen.org CONTACT: Jeremy Karpen, jeremy@jeremykarpen.org, 773-930-9697 Bill Bianchi, State Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America, pdachicago@gmail.com, 773-935-3346 David Sacks, campaign manager, dave@jeremykarpen.org, (773) 557-9411 KARPEN HEADS INTO ELECTION DAY WITH SUPPORT OF CHICAGO TRIBUNE, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION AND PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA Green [...]

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Libertarian Gray for Kansas Governor – Election Night Watch Party

November 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2010 Election Night Watch Party The Gray for Governor Team will host an Election Night Watch Party in Topeka from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. The party will take place at the locally owned business The Break Room located at 911 S Kansas Avenue. There will be snacks provided and [...]

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Kathie Glass to Rick Perry – You are in Dereliction of Duty on Border Security

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

From The Kathie Glass campaign to contact.ipr@gmail.com: At the statewide televised gubernatorial debate on October 19, at which Rick Perry refused to show, Kathie Glass displayed her “strongly worded letter” that she was ready to hand to Rick Perry on border security. Several days ago, Kathie Glass released the contents of that letter. “Rick Perry [...]

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Libertarian Party of Ohio election night party

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF OHIO ELECTION NIGHT PARTY DETAILS The Libertarian Party of Ohio, in conjunction with the Franklin County Libertarian Party, will be hosting an election night party on November 2nd at 1038 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio. The event will begin at 7PM, and will include hor d’ourves, pizza, and soda, as well [...]

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Political Cartoon from the Libertarian Party of Ohio

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sent in by LPO state chair Kevin Knedler and by Matthew Erickson, drawn by Keith Pakiz.

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Wayne Root updates his election predictions, expects bigger gains for Republicans than he did before

November 1st, 2010 · 33 Comments

Email from Wayne Root to contact.ipr@gmail.com: Obama Unhinged: Leftist Anger, Bitterness and Mental Breakdown Leads to Historic Landslide Defeat. Las Vegas Oddsmaker Now Sees 60 to 70 Seat GOP Victory and Major Independent Gains too. By Wayne Allyn Root, Best-Selling Author and 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee Think Reagan vs. Carter in 1980. The Presidential [...]

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Green Party Western U.S. House Candidates 2010

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: There are 58 candidates running for the United States House of Representatives on November 2. This is the second of three posts on Green Party House candidates, continuing with the Western portion of the United States. There are candidates running in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas [...]

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Outgoing Democrat un-endorses Green Manski’s opponent

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: From Wisconsin Green Party candidate for 77th District State Representative Ben Manski: I need your help right now. As reported last night, my prospects for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly took a turn for the better when outgoing Representative Spencer Black rescinded his endorsement of my opponent. Black [...]

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Illinois Green Party’s Election Night Gatherings

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Emailed to contact.ipr@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patrick F Kelly IL Green Party Media Coordinator 773-203-9631 media@ilgp.org Phil Huckelberry Illinois Green Party Chair 309-268-9974 phil.huckelberry@ilgp.org Monday, November 1, 2010 ELECTION NIGHT GATHERINGS FOR GREEN PARTY Across the state, Green Party candidates and their supporters will gather together, watch election results, and cheer the Illinois Green Party [...]

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Adrian Galysh: ‘Alex Padilla’s SB 602 requires food handlers to get a license to flip burgers for minimum wage, but none to mis-manage the state for $95,281/year’

November 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: VAN NUYS, CA: Adrian Galysh, candidate for California State Senate, district 20 (San Fernando Valley), responds to Senator Alex Padilla’s “Food Safety” law that will require food handlers to pay licensing and training fees, “While this bill may bring in millions of dollars of “easy money” for the government, it is taking [...]

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Chuck Donovan States, “I am running against two Democrats!”

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

ATLANTA, GA – November 1, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Georgia’s Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate, is not surprised to hear, Democrat Roy Barnes, publicly state his support for Republican Johnny Isakson again. During Sunday night’s Atlanta Press Club Debate on GPB, Barnes said, “I like Johnny Isakson. I think he’s a fine Senator.” The Senate [...]

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Libertarian Candidate Chuck Donovan Slams Isakson’s Record In Two New TV Commercials

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

ATLANTA, GA – October 28, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Georgia’s Libertarian candidate for U.S Senate, announces the publishing of two new TV and radio ads. The ads were produced by Athens, GA based Green Room International Productions, LLC (GRIP), a Terrapin Blue company. They may be sampled at Chuck Donovan’s YouTube Channel, “Donovan4Senate”. Donovan is [...]

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Liberty Point: Win or lose, Libertarians make a difference

November 1st, 2010 · No Comments

Brian Irving at Liberty Point: North Carolina’s Libertarian candidates are optimistic that regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, their campaigns have made a difference. They are optimistic because of the reaction they’ve received from voters unhappy with the two major parties. “Voters are quite polarized this year, so my results are going to depend [...]

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