At least 271 candidates for president in 2008

August 16th, 2008 · 15 Comments

InfoZine has a feature on the “271 candidates who have announced their intentions to run and 62 more potential candidates who could run” for president this year, as listed by Project VoteSmart. In addition to Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin, Libertarian Bob Barr, Green Cynthia McKinney, and independent Ralph Nader, the piece also mentions [...]

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

McKinney on 911 Truth Internet Radio show

August 14th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Hosted by No Lies Radio, the program features Green congressional candidate Carol Brouillet, California Green and McKinney team member Bruno Bruhwiler, Jason King of 911 Truth, and is moderated by Paul Deslauriers, grassroots organizer for the same group.

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Barr won’t debate other third-party candidates

August 14th, 2008 · 53 Comments

Reason’s Dave Weigel recently asked Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr if he would debate other third-party candidates. He said no, and reasoned that the Libertarian Party — unlike the Greens or Constitution Party — is a truly “national” party.
Because of that, because we are far ahead of the other third parties in Zogby’s very legitimate, [...]

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Rhodes Cook: Third parties could have ’significant role’ in presidential race

August 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Rhodes Cook, a senior columnist for Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball ‘08, takes a detailed look at the role of, and potential impact of, third party candidates in this year’s presidential election. The 850-word piece, which contains several tables of historical data, is worth reading in full. Libertarian Bob Barr, Green Cynthia McKinney, and [...]

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Tags: Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party

McKinney interviewed by Final Call

August 13th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Final Call, the periodical organ of The Nation of Islam, has published an interview with Green Party Presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney today, touching on topics including her departure from the Democratic Party, the ever-lingering “taking votes” question, and foreign policy. In one response, McKinney gives her view of the two-party system in general and [...]

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McKinney wants to nationalize the Federal Reserve System

August 13th, 2008 · 13 Comments

McKinney says to ‘Nationalize’ the Federal Reserve and put the process of currency back into the hands of the United States of America.

Cynthia McKinney, Green Party Presidential candidate talks about some Economic Planks including the Federal Reserve, the Pentagon’s lost money, and how our values should be reflected in the budget.

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Zogby poll to include many third-party candidates

August 12th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Zogby and WorldNetDaily have commissioned a poll which will include Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Alan Keyes, and Cynthia McKinney to be performed this weekend. Joseph Farah is the founder and chief-editor of WorldNetDaily, where this story is originating, and is also the self-proclaimed leader of the “None of the Above” movement in 2008, [...]

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Controversial Libertarian candidate Kevin Barrett suggests he might vote for Cynthia McKinney

August 12th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Gail’s Tails reports
In a letter to the editior in the Capitol Times, Libertarian Congressional Candidate, Kevin Barrett looks like he is voting for Cynthia McKinney.
Also, note that there are a number of good third-party candidates this year, including Libertarian presidential hopeful Bob Barr and Green Party sensation Cynthia McKinney, who has twice the brains and [...]

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Greens contrast energy and climate proposals with Democrats and Republicans

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Press release from the national Green Party
America needs the Green Party’s solutions to energy and global warming crises, not the Obama or McCain plans, say Greens
GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
For Immediate Release:
Monday, August 11, 2008
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
Greens call rise of gas prices and demand [...]

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McKinney campaign shakes things up a bit

August 11th, 2008 · 9 Comments

In an email sent to campaign supporters the Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente ticket thanked SKCM Curry for her volunteer efforts. In the email campaign Press Secretary John Judge wrote
The Power to the People Committee of the McKinney/Clemente Green Party presidential campaign announces that SKCM Curry will be leaving as our temporary Campaign Manager. The change [...]

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