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Posts published in June 2008

Republicans fear Barr could be ‘Nader of 2008’

By PJO on June 23, 2008 2:48 AM

The AP reports Republicans are concerned about the role Libertarian Bob Barr may play in the presidential race. While Barr “is the longest of long shots,” political experts say he may be able to exploit the unease some die-hard conservatives still feel about Sen.…

Nader to submit Illinois signatures

By PJO on June 22, 2008 11:41 PM

The Chicago Tribune says Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign “says it will file more than 50,000 candidacy petition signatures with the state Board of Elections on Monday –double what’s required to appear on the November ballot.…

McCain’s immigration double-talk benefits Chuck Baldwin

By Trent Hill on June 22, 2008 11:34 PM

Over at ABC’s news blog, Political Punch, Jake Trapper has a story which briefly outlines John McCain’s various positions on immigration. Most interesting to you readers is the key figure in the article and what she says at the end.…

Phillies continues presidential campaign

By Editorial Team on June 21, 2008 6:32 PM

Correction: It appears that Lew Rockwell got this one wrong. George Phillies is “continuing” his presidential campaign, but only out of necessity. In some states in which petitioners worked to get the LP presidential ticket on the ballot, a candidate’s name had to be listed.…

Mystery Greens make late entry into Florida legislative races

By PJO on June 21, 2008 5:34 AM

Florida’s Herald Tribune writes about three “mystery candidates” who filed for Florida legislative races “in the last hours before Friday’s noon deadline.” The three “entered three of the most heated races in the state for incumbents,” and the “suspicion among some Tallahassee folks is that the candidates representing the left-leaning party were entered by Republicans solely to siphon off a few votes from the Democrats.”…