On VTDigger.org, Greg Guma takes a look at how people and groups ranging from outright independents to Vermont’s independent, democratic socialist, close-with-the-Progressive-Party Senator Bernie Sanders to a former Green Party candidate are playing a role in the race for Burlington mayor.  It’s the first time since 1991 that the Progressives haven’t fielded a candidate, yet [...]

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Posted by Ralph Nader at Nader.org: The U.S. war in Afghanistan is testing so much futuristic detect and destroy weaponry that it can be called the most advanced all-seeing invasion in military history. From blanket satellite surveillance to soldiers’ infra-red vision to the remotely guided photographing, killer drones to the latest fused ground-based imagery and [...]

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The Northern Marianas Islands has long been host to a Democratic and Republican Party as well as a healthy voting population of Independents. Since 2003, though, the Covenant Party has changed the political scene in the island territory. Since this party gained strength, there has been a great deal of party switching occuring between Republicans, [...]

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From an article at Chuck Baldwin Live by 2008 Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Chuck Baldwin: If one believes that the problem is out-of-control government trampling our Bill of Rights, Newt Gingrich is definitely not the solution. If one believes the problem is the lack of Christian morals among our civil magistrates, Newt Gingrich is definitely [...]

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Daniel Imperato, who unsuccessfully sought the 2008 Presidential nomination of the Libertarian, Reform, Green and Constitution Parties, and ran as independent for Governor of Florida in 2010, has been accused by the US Government’s Securities and Exchange Commission of bilking gullible investors out of about $2.5 million US: A West Palm Beach businessman defrauded investors [...]

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Ralph Nader writes at Nader.org: The same neocons who persuaded George W. Bush and crew to, in Ron Paul’s inimitable words, “lie their way into invading Iraq” in 2003, are beating the drums of war more loudly these days to attack Iran. It is remarkable how many of these war-mongers are former draft dodgers who [...]

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An editorial from SocialistAlternative.org advocates leftist support of third party and independent candidates rather than Democrats.  Read the full thing here. Those who want to build the strongest electoral challenge to the two parties of the 1% need to act urgently. Socialists, left Greens, trade unionists, community groups, and other activists that want to fight [...]

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Posted by Ralph Nader at Nader.org: Dear President Obama: As you prepare your State of the Union address, please be advised that those who support you are very cognizant of what you do not mention in such annual presentations to the Nation. For example, last year, environmentalists were shocked that global warming-climate change received no [...]

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Though most media attention two weeks ago focused on the Republican Party’s New Hampshire primary, the Democratic Party held a primary in the state as well. As expected, President Barack Obama came in first place, far ahead of several lesser-known candidates.  He finished with 49,080 votes or 81%, which was three percentage points shy of incumbent President [...]

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Third Parties Are Not Spoilers Open Letter to the Wall Street Journal By Ralph Nader at Nader.org How unbecoming it is for the self-styled freedom-loving Wall Street Journal (“Ron Paul Nader?” Dec. 21) to use the politically bigoted word “spoiler” to describe a hypothetical Ron Paul-Libertarian party presidential run. Why is a third-party candidate called [...]

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Ron Paul is a GOP candidate for President in 2012, just as he was in 2008, but in 1988 he was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for the nation’s highest office. Now, Ron Paul has been endorsed by another former non-major party politician, Joel Robideaux, who served in the state house as an Independent before becoming [...]

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William Laughlin Artz, an Independent candidate for president, answered a few questions for IPR. Artz is a self-proclaimed “world leader in the field of social and organizational transformation, specializing in linguistics and contextual activism.” He is writer, filmmaker, and performance artist with such works as “That’s Mister Faggot To You!” and “Oh Jesus! Oh Jesus! I’m Coming… Again!” [...]

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This article in the Las Vegas Sun cites recent voter registration statistics and points out that the number of non-partisan voters is on the rise, increasing the importance of that voting block. “Nonpartisan” — sometimes called “independent” in other states — voters have reached their highest share since 1985, which is as far back as [...]

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From the Socialist Party Socialism 2010 Conference: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan speaking about the co-option of the early 21st century US peace movement by the Democratic Party. Sheehan ran for Congress as an independent in 2008 against Nancy Pelosi (In a seven-way race, Sheehan came in second with 46,118 votes (16.14%) to Pelosi’s 71.56%), and [...]

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From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Gatewood Galbraith, a perennial candidate for public office who advocated the legalization of marijuana and was one of the most colorful characters on Kentucky’s political landscape for three decades, died at his home in Lexington, the Fayette County coroner’s office said Wednesday. He was 64. The cause of death was listed [...]

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Ralph Nader, the former Green Party and Independent presidential candidate writes in the Register Citizen concerning higher education spending cuts in California and how students should feel about them. Students of California, arise, you have nothing to lose but a crushing debt! The corporate state of California, ever ready to seize its ideological and commercial [...]

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Submitted by Marc Montoni to Independent Political Report and posted at Free Virgina: Last Friday afternoon, December 23, 2011, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry were notified that they had not turned in enough valid signatures to qualify their names for Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. Predictably, this has caused feathers to fly, complete with threats of [...]

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The Hamilton County Ohio Board of Elections website shows that David Krikorian will be running as a Democrat in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. Krikorian previously ran as an independent candidate in 2008 and was endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Ohio. He earned over 17% of the votes in that race, making him the most [...]

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Laurie Roth is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host based out of Washington. Roth’s talk show is reflective of her own conservative beliefs. Ms. Roth has, in the past, been active at the local level in the GOP, but has now announced a run for President in which she will seek the ballot-lines of [...]

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Former Libertarian Party presidential candidate and constitutional scholar Michael Badnarik has announced an endorsement of an independent candidate for Congress in Colorado. His endorsement reads as follows: Like so many Americans, I have come to distrust my government, and I have grown cynical about the election process.  My campaigns for President and for Congress made [...]

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