Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Root: ‘Devastating Rebuke for Mainstream Media’

January 23rd, 2012 · 102 Comments

“America may hate politicians, they may hate Congress, they may even give Obama among the lowest ratings in modern history at this point in a Presidency. But the media has now sunk to even lower depths than the politicians.” – Wayne Allyn Root

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Two-thirds Would Vote Third Party According to Poll

January 23rd, 2012 · 31 Comments

From Politico. The Washington Post has the original story. More than two-thirds of Americans would consider voting for a third-party presidential candidate, while nearly half of all voters think a third-party is needed, a new poll shows… The most likely to support the creation a third party? A majority of independents (61 percent), liberals (60 percent) [...]

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N.C. Libertarians to Request Presidential Primary

January 23rd, 2012 · 7 Comments

The North Carolina Libertarian Party will ask the State Board of Elections to conduct a Libertarian Presidential Preference Primary which may be the first in the state’s history. The party’s executive committee directed Acting Chair J.J. Summerell to make the request which must be sent to the SBOE by February 7. The candidates listed will [...]

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