Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Americans Elect presidential candidate Buddy Roemer defeats both Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich in the Puerto Rico primary

March 19th, 2012 · 20 Comments

According to the results from the Green Papers,  former Louisiana governor and current Americans Elect (AE) presidential candidate Buddy Roemer, who previously ran as a Republican, came in third place yesterday at the Puerto Rico Republican presidential primary.  He received more votes than both former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Congressman Ron Paul. Roemer won [...]

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Last Call for LP Platform Committee Survey

March 19th, 2012 · 24 Comments

From an e-mail: Dear fellow Libertarian, I recently requested your assistance in providing feedback on the Libertarian Party Platform Committee’s recently adopted recommendations. I’m heartened that I received responses from so many of you!  I especially want to thank the 1,556 of you so far that have invested considerable time to share your thoughts and invaluable advice. In your [...]

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Grover Norquist to Join Gov. Gary Johnson for On-line Town Hall Tonight

March 19th, 2012 · 34 Comments

From an e-mail: ATR PRESIDENT GROVER NORQUIST TO JOIN GOV. GARY JOHNSON FOR ON-LINE TOWN HALL TONIGHT Grover Norquist, President of  the taxpayer advocacy organization,  Americans for Tax Reform,  will join Governor Johnson for an online Town Hall tonight, Monday,  March 19,  at 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST.   During the Town Hall, which will [...]

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Constitution Party Podcast: On Obama’s National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order

March 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Here is the latest Constitution Party podcast. Below is the caption that accompanied it: Today, Darrell Castle discusses the Obama Administration’s latest massacre of the U.S. Constitution and our individual liberties,  the “national defense resources preparedness executive order”… and asks, “Why, now?”

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