Entries Tagged as 'Independents'

Ralph Nader on Bill Maher, 2004

July 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Found in a comment by Humble Travis on a previous thread. Film Maker Michael Moore also makes an appearance.

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Tags: Independents

Free and Equal: “Chicago America’s Independence Day Tea Party: A Non-Partisan, Astroturf-Free Tea Party”

July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Press release from Free and Equal:
America’s Independence Day Tea Parties
Free & Equal.org/ ReTeaParty.com
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Chicago’s 4th of July Non-Partisan Tea Party Is On!
Chicago, Il - On Saturday July 4th, hundreds of “Tea Parties” will be held across the nation, drawing attention to the American people’s growing dissatisfaction with the actions of our Federal [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Non-left/right parties · Right-wing minor parties

My interview with Cindy Sheehan

June 25th, 2009 · 25 Comments

A few days ago I interviewed Cindy Sheehan, half as an blogger and half as an interested citizen activist.  Below the fold is the audio of the interview.  I’ve also typed up a brief summary of the interview, or at least what I could write down of her answers while holding a tape recorder in [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Third parties, general

Nader asks PA Attorney General to return certain campaign contributions

June 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In Pennsylvania, in 2004, the law firm Reed Smith coordinated the challenge to Ralph Nader’s petitions to be a candidate for President. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett is investigating the challenge, and the fact that state employees may have wrongly used government time and computers. Ralph Nader believes that the Attorney General Corbett should not accept any campaign contributions from Reed Smith or lawyers associated with the company.

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Tags: Green Party · Independents

Ballot access case in Georgia will go to the next level

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Ballot access expert Richard Winger is quoted in a detailed story about a ballot access lawsuit in Georgia. The Georgia petition requirements, and the hurdles candidates face in getting those signatures, is an excellent example of how the system is rigged against independent and third party candidates.

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Impending US Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights Act

June 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Between June 22nd and June 29th, the Supreme Court should be coming to a decision regarding the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. Issues about Georgia and the past and present of voting rights are covered in a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution story. Richard Winger of Ballot Access News linked to that story and provided his own commentary about the Voting Rights Act and independent/third party candidates.

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party · Third parties, general

Tom Golisano, independent activist from NY, to run for Senate in Florida?

June 21st, 2009 · 9 Comments

Billionaire businessman and former New York Governor candidate Tom Golisano has recently moved to Florida. There are rumors that he is contemplating a run for Florida’s US Senate seat.

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Tags: Independents · Non-left/right parties

Ralph Nader & Ron Paul Agree: Ballot Access Laws are Rigged Against Independent & Third Party Candidates

June 18th, 2009 · 63 Comments

Press release from Free and Equal sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com
Ralph Nader and Ron Paul, two of the most outspoken political leaders of our time, don’t agree all that often. But one thing they both understand is that the American political system is rigged against independent and third party candidates.
Restrictive ballot access laws across the nation prevent [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party

Former independent candidate helps influence Maine election laws

June 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The following is an email from Herbert Hoffman, who ran as an independent (and then as a write-in) candidate for US Senate in Maine in 2008:
An amended version of LD 1169, An Act to Amend the Election Laws, was signed into law by Governor Baldacci on Thursday, June 4.  This Act incorporates the major [...]

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Tags: Independents · Third parties, general

Independent icon receives small but powerful mention

June 15th, 2009 · 371 Comments

Guess which independent candidate for US President received mention in Washington Post’s “Fix Political Hall of Fame”?

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Questions for Cindy Sheehan

June 12th, 2009 · 67 Comments

On Sunday, June 21st I will be interviewing Cindy Sheehan, the famous woman who became an anti-war leader and independent candidate for Congress after her son was killed in Iraq.  If you have any questions you would like me to ask, just leave a comment.
The interview will not be on Independent Political Report Radio, it [...]

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Bernie Sanders says Federal Reserve still too secretive

June 11th, 2009 · 14 Comments

Bernie Sanders, an independent Senator from Vermont, says that the Federal Reserve is still too secretive, and called a new monthly report by the Federal Reserve “completely insufficient”.

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Tags: Independents

Utah voting registration tally reveals independents lead

June 10th, 2009 · 17 Comments

As reported in Ballot Access News, the Utah state elections office has released a registration tally. The results by percentage are: Republican 39.30%; Democratic 8.80%; Libertarian .21%; Constitution .15%; independent and other 51.54%.

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Tags: Constitution Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

Former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe Loses Democratic Primary for Virginia Governor

June 9th, 2009 · 16 Comments

Terry McAuliffe, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee, has lost his bid in the Democratic primary for Governor of Virginia. McAuliffe recently received bad publicity concerning his treatment of the Nader campaign in the 2004 elections. Ralph Nader has run for President of the U.S. on the Green Party line, and more recently as an independent.

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Third parties, general

Nader case against DNC loses on statute of limitations

June 9th, 2009 · 11 Comments

On June 9, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, ruled that Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee for its work to keep him off the ballot in 2004 was not filed within the statute of limitations.

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Tags: Green Party · Independents