Third parties and independent candidates since 2008


Gallup Poll Includes Johnson, Stein, Goode

July 6th, 2012 · 48 Comments

A new national Gallup poll was released July 6th, and it included three additional candidates on top of President Barack Obama, and former Governor Mitt Romney. These candidates were Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party, Jill Stein of the Green Party, and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party. The drop in support during the campaign [...]

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Tags: Constitution Party · Green Party · Libertarian Party · Third parties, general

New consulting firm created to help libertarian candidates

July 5th, 2012 · 19 Comments

Libertarianism is gaining some additional political clout with the creation of a new consulting firm to help elect limited government advocates to political office. Seven of the most successful individuals who have variously worked on the Ron Paul, Rand Paul, and Gary Johnson campaigns (among many others) have combined to form Liberty Torch Political Consulting, [...]

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Tags: Independents · Libertarian Party

US Senate Candidate Michael Cavlan Challenges Fellow Candidate Kurt Bills On Marriage Amendment

July 4th, 2012 · 7 Comments

The Michael Cavlan for US Senate 2012 campaign has issued a direct challenge to Republican Party endorsed candidate Kurt Bills to make a public statement in opposition to the so called Marriage Amendment. Michael Cavlan RN states “Kurt Bills has been endorsed by Congressman Ron Paul. I first want to congratulate him and his campaign. [...]

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Tags: Socialist/left parties

Steve Stockman Boasts Endorsements From Constitution Party Players

June 30th, 2012 · 6 Comments

Former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) held office as a Republican from 1994-1996, and he is looking to return to Congress as a Republican. Nevertheless, his endorsements betray significant connections to third party politics.

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Tags: Constitution Party · Libertarian Party

Johnson Online Town Hall with Alexander McCobin and more media coverage

June 29th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Gary Johnson participated in an online town hall with Alexander McCobin of Students for Liberty. They go over what the SFL stands for, getting into the debates, the SCOTUS ruling on healthcare, Ron Paul, the coming economic collapse, and a host of other substantial issues. The video can be found at Vokle: TOWN HALL WITH [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Gary Johnson wants Ron Paul supporters

June 27th, 2012 · 22 Comments

Gary Johnson, Libertarian nominee for President, continues to try and sway supporters of Ron Paul to support him in the general election. Despite similar views, Johnson will likely not receive Paul’s endorsement. Over the weekend, organizers of the Paul Festival, an event bringing speakers, rock bands and entertainers together in Tampa from Aug. 24-26 — [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Washington Times: “Ban Ron Paul supporters from GOP Convention”

June 26th, 2012 · 36 Comments

An article by Eric Golub titled: “Ron Paul supporters are not Republicans and they should not attend the GOP convention” published in today’s Washington Times states: “That’s right.  An outright ban on their presence is the only way to prevent the event from turning into a debacle.  There is no legitimate reason at this point for them to [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

(Libertarian) Party Trying To Set Identity

June 24th, 2012 · 82 Comments

An article published by The Ledger of Lakeland Florida titled: “Party Trying To Set Identity” examines the relationship between the Libertarian Party and Ron Paul; and the two Liberty-related events to occur nearby in August —  PaulFest and FreedomFestival2012. The article by Bill Rufty, political editor for The Ledger, states in part: The interesting thing about the [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Gary Johnson media coverage updates with links

June 23rd, 2012 · 14 Comments

The following is more recent media coverage of Libertarian Presidential nominee Gary Johnson. First is an interview with NPR’s Michel Martin where he sat down in studio to discuss his record as Governor, libertarian views, and capturing Ron Paul supporters. MARTIN: Well, you’re also arguing that you are where many of the American people are, [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

JohnsonFest?: To appear at BOTH PaulFest and FreedomFest

June 22nd, 2012 · 12 Comments

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Governor Gary Johnson and Vice-Presidential running mate Judge Jim Gray are scheduled to speak at BOTH Paul Festival and Freedom Festival 2012 near Tampa Florida August 24 to 27. Paul Festival organizers announced earlier today: Johnson and Judge Jim Gray Confirmed to Speak:  CHICAGO, IL –  Paul Festival announced today they had [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Interesting Developments in the Ron Paul for President Campaign

June 20th, 2012 · 4 Comments

Dr. Ron Paul was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for President in 1988. His candidacy for President this year as a Republican has been hard to track because the mainstream media has  been inconsistent in their coverage of him, his campaign, and his followers. Many people believe his campaign to be over . However, last week [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party

Ron Paul: Endorse Romney — “No Way!”

June 20th, 2012 · 8 Comments

Former Libertarian Presidential Candidate (1988), current Republican US Congressman and self-identified (small l) libertarian-Republican Ron Paul is in “No Way” ready to endorse Mitt Romney. From an interview on CNN aired 19 June 2012.   PAUL: . . . There’ll be support for our cause of liberty and for what we’ve been doing for a [...]

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Tags: Libertarian Party