posted by Green Party political director Brent McMillan in a comment at Ballot Access News

Wins for the Green Party, what we know so far:
Arkansas
Richard Carroll was elected to Arkansas State Legislature, District 34.
California
Bruce Delgado was elected to Mayor of Marina City, Monterey County, CA (pop. 25,000)
Ross Mirkarimi was re-elected to San Francisco Board of Supervisors, [...]

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From CommonDreams.org:
Electoral Reform on the Ballot: Wins for Instant
Runoff Voting and More

by Rob Richie

2008 was historic in terms of the election of the first African American to be president and the largest number of voters at the polls in our history. But in the modern era, there is no excuse for privately-owned voting machines that [...]

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According to CNN
Although Democrats gained a decisive majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, their hopes are fading for a filibuster-proof 60 seats.
Four hotly contested Senate races hang in the balance: Alaska, Georgia, Minnesota and Oregon.
Democrats needed to add nine seats to their current caucus of 51 (49 Democrats and two independents allied with them) [...]

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Posted at Ballot Access News
Only three candidates were on the ballot for the Oregon U.S. Senate race, nominees of the Democratic, Republican, and Constitution Party. It appears likely that the Constitution Party tipped the outcome in this race. Although the votes counted (as of 2:30 pm Pacific time) show Gordon Smith (Republican) leading, the vast [...]

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Chris Henry at New Menu, responding to the Willamette Week endorsement of Congressman David Wu for re-election:

“The Pacific Green Party’s Chris Henry, a drifter of sorts, is a walking explanation for the failure of third parties.” (Wow! The Green seems like a threat… Let’s get rid of him quickly, and shoe-in Wu!)
“We liked Wu’s [...]

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Posted at New Menu

Simple justice requires that George W. Bush be tried for war crimes. Since the Democrats are opposed to the much milder form of reprimand of an impeachment, there is little to no likelihood of seeing justice done in that regard.
Closure as a community requires a truly independent investigation of the executive acts [...]

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If you notice any errors, please list them in the comments. If you have anything to add, please do so in the comments. If you want to compile a list for your own state, please post it in the comments. Thanks to commenter Fanta for both this list and and the Alaska [...]

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Oregon Live reports

Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., surprised his opponents Friday by launching a TV ad that - in addition to criticizing his Democratic opponent, Jeff Merkley - also attacked Constitution Party candidate David Brownlow.
Brownlow is a little-known industrial automation salesman who has spent virtually nothing on his campaign. But polls suggest he could be getting [...]

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Expanding on the list of top campaigns to watch sent out by the Green Party US national office yesterday, Green Party Watch is compiling a larger list of their most active and interesting campaigns.
Interested readers can make additional suggestions at Green Party Watch (or here), and IPR readers who support other parties may want [...]

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Dave Brownlow, who is running for Oregon’s open Senate seat on the Constitution Party ticket, is polling at 7% in a recent SurveyUSA poll. In late September, Brownlow polled at 8%, but that is a difference which falls into the margin of error of +/-4.1%. Brownlow’s Democratic opponent showed 46% support in this [...]

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Oregon Constitution Party U.S. Senate nominee Dave Brownlow “could influence the outcome” of the race, the AP reports. Pollster Tim Hibbitts said, “It’s a very close race, and Brownlow is probably going to at least pull four or five percent of the vote.” While Brownlow “insists he’s not running as a spoiler,” he [...]

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Organizational news
New news at the top 6 October 2008 414 members on this site. Wow!
4 October 2008 396 members here, 531 on Facebook. We currently endorse or have nominated 30 candidates on our voter’s guide, including the only branded Libertarian Party candidate we know of in Florida. Charles Jay has registered as a write-in candidate [...]

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Clackamas, OR – DAVE BROWNLOW, Candidate for U.S. Senate, calls the sudden appearance of Earmarks on the campaign trail nothing but a diversionary tactic.
BROWNLOW said, “Here we go again. The moment Republicans start to smell electoral trouble closing in on them, they begin condemning the obvious spending outrages like the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ (which Gordon [...]

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Tristin Mock, running for US House of Representatives District 2 as a Green Party candidate, writes:
Taxpayers are being expected to pay for the mistakes of high paid corporate leaders. We cannot allow the rich to make money off the poor, then give them even more money from working class people to continue their money grabbing [...]

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A Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall poll of 500 registered Oregon voters conducted September 11-14 (+/- 4.4%) finds Constitution Party candidate Dave Brownlow at four percent in the state’s U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Republican Gordon Smith leads Democrat Jeff Merkley 42% to 39%.

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