James “Jim” Pirtle is running for Congress in Colorado’s 5th District under the banner of the Citizens Party. This makes him the first announced Citizens Party candidate for Congress in 2012. HT: Robert Stark

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The New York Times provides a thorough obituary. One quote of interest for third party junkies: His greatest impact came through mobilizing his followers, sometimes called “Newmanites,” to build alliances with third parties, including that of the Texas independent H. Ross Perot. “If it weren’t for the Independence Party, Mike Bloomberg might not have become [...]

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The Edmond Sun, a local Oklahoma paper, covers the efforts of Libertarians in the state to become recognized as a political party. Oklahoma Libertarians want their party recognized by the state and represented on the ballot in political primary elections, one local Libertarian leader said. Oklahoma is the only state recognizing only the Democrat and [...]

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