The Hill reports Louisiana Democratic state representative Michael Jackson, who challenged Democratic Rep. Don Cazayoux for renomination in Louisiana’s Sixth U.S. House District, has qualified to run for the seat as an independent.…
Posts published in July 2008
Catholic deacon considers Schriner for president
By PJO on July 12, 2008 2:51 AM
In a lengthy op-ed for Catholic Online, Roman Catholic deacon Keith Fournier, while praising Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on several points, says he is considering alternative candidates.…
Libertarian Fontanesi runs for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
By PJO on July 12, 2008 2:49 AM
The Baton Rouge Advocate reports Libertarian Richard Fontanesi has entered the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, saying he “will keep with his party’s principle that ‘government should be protecting our rights, not trying to solve all our problems.'”…
Libertarian Nicholas taking on Hoyer in Maryland
By PJO on July 12, 2008 2:48 AM
Maryland’s Calvert Recorder profiles U.S. House candidate Darlene Nicholas, who “faces long odds as a virtually unknown Libertarian Party nominee, let alone the fact that she’s running against Rep.…
Socialist Workers ticket on Delaware ballot
By PJO on July 12, 2008 2:47 AM
The current issue of The Militant reports that “for the first time in more than 30 years, the Socialist Workers Party presidential ticket will appear on the ballot” in Delaware.…
Tom Knapp to run ‘carbon-neutral’ congressional campaign
By Editorial Team on July 11, 2008 7:32 PM
Press release from Tom Knapp for Congress:
Voters normally expect a certain amount of hot air from politicians, but Libertarian congressional candidate Thomas L. Knapp announced this morning that he intends to cool things down by running a “carbon-neutral” campaign.…
Veteran LP petitioners reportedly reinstated
By Editorial Team on July 11, 2008 2:10 PM
According to comments made by Richard Winger of Ballot Access News, LP Political Director Sean Haugh has rescinded his “blackballing” of veteran LP petitioners Paulie Cannoli and possibly Andy J.…
Scotty Boman heads to ‘Revolution March’
By Editorial Team on July 11, 2008 1:38 PM
Libertarian for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Scotty Boman, will be joining thousands of Ron Paul “R3VOLutionaries” in a march on D.C. this weekend. Boman, who met and voted for Ron Paul in 1988, was very active in the Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign, despite his strong Libertarian pedigree.…
LRC reports Barr, who may not be on the ballot, at 10% in New Hampshire
By Editorial Team on July 10, 2008 2:07 PM
LRC blogger Nick Bradley reports that Bob Barr is polling at 10% in New Hampshire. Apparently, no one told the pollsters, the pollees, or Bradley that Barr likely won’t even be on the ballot in the Granite State, in which the LP will be represented by George Phillies — a fact that was covered by Lew Rockwell himself nearly three weeks ago.…