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Posts published in July 2008

Morey Straus debuts new campaign ad on YouTube

Morey Straus, a candidate for State Representative under the Libertarian Party, unveiled a new video today.

The video features Straus with the State House dome behind him, declaring a very different approach to politics.…

CNN poll: Nader 6%, Barr 3%

A CNN/Opinion Research poll released Wednesday has Ralph Nader polling six percent nationally in the presidential race, with Libertarian Bob Barr polling three percent. Barack Obama leads John McCain, 46% to 43%.…

Bloomberg to raise funds for Minnesota’s Independence Party

The AP reports New York’s independent mayor Michael Bloomberg “is coming to Minnesota to help the fortunes of the state’s Independence Party. Party Chairman Craig Swaggert says Bloomberg is the featured guest for a fundraising breakfast and is scheduled to give a policy speech afterward.…

Baldwin on weeklong swing through Utah

The Salt Lake Tribune reports on Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin’s weeklong swing through Utah, saying Baldwin would outlaw abortion “under any circumstance,” eliminate “the Internal Revenue Service, federal income tax and the Department of Education,” and fund what remains of government “through a 10 percent general tariff on all goods entering the country.…

LP’s Root talks with Queerty.com

Gay issues website Queerty.com interviews Libertarian vice presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root, who said he left the Republican Party because “two main decisions squeezed him out.…