Vermont Progressive Party: Kurt Wright Brings Wisconsin Governor’s Attack on Labor to the Green Mountain State Burlington, VT—Burlington Progressive Party Chair Abby Russell today denounced a bill that would severely hurt workers’ rights in Vermont. WCAX reported state representative and city councilor Kurt Wright (R-Burlington) introduced a bill that would take away teachers’ right to [...]

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Below, starting at about 6:30, is a video of Green activist and 2010 candidate for State Assembly in Madison Ben Manski debating a Republican State Assemblyman about the budget and union issues in Wisconsin. It aired on CNBC today. H/T to Green Party Watch, who said, CNBC has a talking head segment featuring Green Ben [...]

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Via IPR pingbacks, Penigma writes, in part: …Friday, 2/18/’11 marked the shutdown of the Wisconsin legislature and the largest demonstrations in opposition to Republican lawmakers so far this week. While democratic lawmakers are ”on the lam” in the vicinity of Rockford, IL, just over the border (but safely out of the reach of the authority [...]

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“Why should taxpayers work their fingers to the bone until the day they die to support teacher and other public employee bloated wages and pensions? It’s time for anger and revolt alright. It is taxpayers who need to go on strike!” – Wayne Root

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“My advice in the face of economic Armageddon? Be Prepared. Invest in the only commodities enjoying a bull market: Gold, Silver and Bullets. Stock up — that’s the economy of the future.”

“If current trends hold, the economy will continue to decline and government debt will continue to grow, threatening the national security and solvency of America. The real unemployment rate will remain in the twenty percent range, or scale to unimagined levels. And with the Fed desperately papering over the problem with credit, it eventually faces two ugly alternatives: hyper-inflation or an unparalleled credit contraction deflation.” – Wayne Allyn Root

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The Wisconsin Green Party salutes the state’s public workers, and stands in solidarity with their fight to retain full collective bargaining rights with their employers.

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Ben Manski, a strong 2010 Green candidate for state representative in Madison, Wisconsin, sent the following message to his supporters: Many of you have asked me what I’ve been up to since the 2010 elections. Others have asked me who I am supporting in tomorrow’s Wisconsin primary elections. I thought I’d share my answers with [...]

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Compiled from Ballot Access News: Indiana Libertarian 2010 Legislative Candidate Set Record Going Back at Least 85 Years On November 2, 2010, Rex Bell, Libertarian nominee for Indiana State House, district 54, polled 20.78% of the vote in a race with both a Democrat and a Republican. That is the first time in at least [...]

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From Green Party Watch: Three Greens are running for local office in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this Spring. There is no primary for these races, the general election is April 5, 2011. Tony Palmeri, who has served for four years on the Oshkosh City Council, is running for Mayor. Tony Palmeri is a Professor of Communication Studies [...]

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Via Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch: This list was put together by Brent McMillan, consisting of Green Party campaigns for State House (or Assembly) seats. It includes all of the races that finished with over 15% of the vote in 2010: Mark Miller for State Representative 3rd Berkshire District, MA 4,459 votes 45.0% Jeremy [...]

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by Gary Odom National Field Director at constitutionparty.com   2010 Election   Brings Victories and Near Misses; Highlights Progress And Reveals Challenges As The Constitution Party Looks To The Future     Congratulations To Nevada…Again!    In 2006, the Independent American Party, the Constitution Party’s state affiliate in Nevada elected two of its candidates to office.  This year it doubled up and elected four:three [...]

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Ben Manski, a high profile Green candidate for state representative in Wisconsin who got over 30 percent of the vote but lost, sent the following email to his supporters: On Tuesday, a day difficult for our progressive movement, you inspired me. I remember leaving the polls on the UW-Madison campus having already recognized that straight-party [...]

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Jesse Walker at Reason Hit and Run: Russ Feingold wasn’t just endorsed by Bob Barr. He was the Bob Barr of the left, and I mean that mostly as a compliment. When Barr was in Congress he could be bad on “social” freedoms, especially the drug war, but he nonetheless took stances on privacy and [...]

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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Despite having a number of promising campaigns for state legislature in various states, Greens fell short of victory in every race – a few by painfully close margins. However, one former Green running for state legislature as an independent in Maine did win. In Maine, Fred Horch of Brunswick [...]

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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: From Wisconsin Green Party candidate for 77th District State Representative Ben Manski: I need your help right now. As reported last night, my prospects for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly took a turn for the better when outgoing Representative Spencer Black rescinded his endorsement of my opponent. Black [...]

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Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch: Wisconsin Green Party candidate for District 77 State Representative Ben Manski, who is running one of the strongest Green state legislative campaigns in the country, has earned the endorsements of a Madison Teaching Assistants’ union and the University of Wisconsin Daily Cardinal. Here’s Manski’s latest email to supporters: It [...]

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News from a race including one of the nation’s most aggressive Green campaigns, including polls from both major campaigns, the Green Ben Manski’s policy proposals, and more.  From the Isthmus: The race is to replace Spencer Black, an environmental crusader who has served for 26 years and decided not to seek reelection. The district includes [...]

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Email from Marnie Glickman at Green Change: Dear Paulie, Ben Manski’s campaign for state representative in Wisconsin is exceptional. Ben is a bold, experienced Green leader. He is running a stellar grassroots campaign. He can win. His opponent is a corporate lobbyist who was paid $192,000 to lobby for the coal industry. His opponent has [...]

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You can listen to the full piece here. With its long progressive tradition, Madison, Wisconsin has been described as “78 square miles surrounded by reality.”  This year’s elections in Madison might reinforce that reputation.  In a year when Republicans appear to have momentum in the national political scene, the race for the Wisconsin State Assembly [...]

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Originally posted on Green Party Watch: The Madison Capital Times has endorsed Wisconsin Green Party candidate for 77th District State Representative Ben Manski in an article entitled “Renew progressive tradition: Elect Ben Manski”: Ben Manski first made a name for himself campaigning for economic and social justice causes as a student at West High School. [...]

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