http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/ Ralph Nader has conveyed his endorsement to three specific Peace and Freedom Party nominees for statewide office, and generally suggested to Californians that they vote their conscience and priorities through the Peace and Freedom Party candidates. While he mentions Jerry Brown in his statement, he does not endorse Brown, but refers to Brown as [...]

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Ballot Access News: The Mexican American Political Association is a 50-year old California political organization. It is non-partisan but it endorses candidates in California elections. This year it has endorsed the Peace & Freedom Party nominees for four of the eight statewide partisan races. It has endorsed Marylou Cabral for Secretary of State, Karen Martinez [...]

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Ballot Access News: Field Poll Shows California Gubernatorial “Other” Candidates at 5% On October 28, the Field Poll released a gubernatorial poll for California. The poll did not mention all 6 candidates on the ballot. It merely asked respondents if they favor the Democratic nominee, the Republican nominee, or a minor party nominee. 5% of [...]

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Thomas Sipos writes at Libertarian Peacenik (excerpt): The socialist Peace and Freedom Party candidate, Richard Castaldo, advocates the following positions on his home page: 1. Defund all wars of imperialism, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. 2. Single-payer not-for-profit healthcare. 3. Abolish corporate “personhood.” Rights belong to human beings, not corporations. 4. Terminate the Patriot Act [...]

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From their website: Socialist candidate for Governor decries privatization drive in public schools Stop the race to the bottom! Carlos Alvarez is the Peace and Freedom candidate running for Calif. Governor. He is also a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Carlos Alvarez, a socialist candidate for Calif. Governor, demands the immediate end [...]

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Posted at peaceandfreedom.org: Every four years, the League of Women Voters and the California Channel on cable TV collaborate on the production of a series of interviews with candidates for statewide office, the Board of Equalization, and the appellate courts. This year’s effort is called Cable’s Free Airtime Project 2010. These interviews are posted online [...]

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Via Peace and Freedom Blog, registered Peace and Freedom Party voter Cindy Sheehan writes at Peace of the Action: OAKLAND, CA – August 31, 2010 – Tomorrow, August 31st, in a fake ceremony in Baghdad, the U.S. will once again declare a false end to the war in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan’s Statement on the “End [...]

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Updates posted at peaceandfreedom.org: Peace and Freedom Party State Chair Arrested “Someone needed to stand with the disability rights community and I did,” said C. T. Weber, Peace and Freedom Party State Chair and nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Weber was arrested at a rally on Disability Rights Day at the state capitol on Wednesday, August [...]

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Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/blog/: In 1971, the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the public. They offered an insider’s view of the corruption and lies accompanying this country’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Wikileaks has just posted 92,000 papers on the War Against Afghanistan. Find the papers here: http://wikileaks.org/ Read an article on these papers here: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0725/pr-offensive-wikileaks-92000-afghan-war-docs-spill/

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As posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/: Peace and Freedom Party Candidates All of the Peace and Freedom candidates have pages on our campaign website. Most also have their own campaign websites (and more will have them soon). Links to both are provided here. Statewide Offices Governor: Carlos Alvarez — Website — Campaign page Lt. Governor: C.T. Weber [...]

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Posted by Dave Campbell at PeaceAndFreedom.org: The Peace and Freedom Party has called for ending cannabis prohibition since its founding in 1967. It was the first (and so far the only) party on the California ballot to say “Legalize It” in its platform. This year, there are two ways we can finally achieve this goal: [...]

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Amador County, California had the 7th highest turnout of the 58 counties in California. The Ledger-Dispatch of Amador County reported on that figure, as well as reporting on the turnout by each party. Amador County elections department lists a total of 7,156 Democratic voters, representing 34.18 percent of all registered voters in the county. Of [...]

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New voter registration numbers have been reported in both California and Alaska. Third parties made gains in In California: The percentages from April are listed first, then the new May numbers. Democratic 44.57%, now 44.49% Republican 30.79%, now 30.80% American Independent 2.31%, now 2.34% Green .66362%, now .66357% Libertarian .506%, now .511% Peace & Freedom [...]

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The California Voter Guide has been made available online in anticipation of the June 8th primaries. The guide includes, amongst many other things, statements from third party candidates and arguments concerning Proposition 14, the Top Two Primary. Marsha Feinland, a Senatorial candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party nomination, placed this statement in the voter [...]

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Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org: Demonstrate against British Petroleum (BP) and their destruction of the Gulf of Mexico and rally for complete reimbursement of damages caused by the oil spill! * Restoration of the damaged Gulf environment, now and for the next 20 years * Compensation for workers and businesses * Complete retesting of all offshore oil [...]

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Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/: On Tuesday, May 25, President Obama is coming to the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco for a Barbara Boxer fundraiser. Marsha Feinland, Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S. Senate, will hold a $1 per person juice and cheese fundraiser in front. Obama is set to arrive at 4:30. CARA and Single Payer [...]

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From the Libertarian Party: H/T Michael Seebeck in comments on a previous post.Produced by Adrian Galysh. As far as we know, it has not been used in broadcast media, at least yet. Ballot Access News reports that the Green and Peace and Freedom Parties parties put these on cable channels CNN, Headline News, and MSNBC. [...]

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Posted at http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/: Stop Top Two campaign Join us on May 18 and May 24! Peace and Freedom Party members will join with demonstrators from all of the other five ballot qualified parties (Green, Libertarian, American Independent, Democratic, and Republican) and independents (people registered Decline to State) at two times and places Tuesday, May 18 [...]

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Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com: WHAT A press conference uniting leaders across the political spectrum will be held in Sacramento on Tuesday. The speakers will discuss their opposition to Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries Act. California leaders from the American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican Parties will be in attendance. The press [...]

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Posted at http://thirdpartydaily.blogspot.com/ From the Philly IMC, on Stewart Alexander, Socialist and PFP candidate for governor: The official summary of Proposition 14 to appear on the California ballot was prepared by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the proposition was sponsored by California Lieutenant Governor Able Maldonado and co-sponsored by two Democratic senators, Lou Correa of [...]

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