Time for a little pat on the back. IPR, since its founding a little over 6 weeks ago, has posted over 500 news items about third parties and independent candidates.…
Posts published in July 2008
Missouri Constitution Party qualifies for ballot
By Trent Hill on July 2, 2008 11:03 PM
Although the Missouri Constitution Party submitted its’ signatures for ballot access a long time ago, the Secretary of State only just now certified those signatures and alerted the Constitution Party of Missouri that all of its candidates were on the ballot.…
Knapp seeks funds for balance of power
By Fred Church Ortiz on July 2, 2008 9:14 PM
Tom Knapp, the Missouri Libertarian Party‘s candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a contributor to IPR, has written a post on his official campaign blog analyzing his electoral playing field.…
Upcoming La Riva appearance: ‘Immigrants and the struggle for equality’
By Fred Church Ortiz on July 2, 2008 7:30 PM
Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential nominee and PFP presidential hopeful Gloria La Riva will be appearing in Fresno, California this Sunday to meet with and listen to locals concerning the rights of immigrants.…
Gravel asks Greens to ‘Get behind Jesse’
By Gregg Jocoy on July 2, 2008 6:57 PM
After loosing both the Democratic and Libertarian nominations, Mike Gravel, former Senator from Alaska, has put his weight behind the Jesse Johnson campaign’s efforts to win the Green Party nomination.…
Shameless plug # 2
By Gregg Jocoy on July 2, 2008 6:42 PM
Scotty Reid hosts a program at Blog Talk Radio called One Black Man’s View. He has invited yours truly to be on the show tonight which he has titled Cynthia McKinney Says Its Time To Leave..as…
Alexander gets behind Schwarzenegger on offshore drilling
By Fred Church Ortiz on July 2, 2008 5:40 PM
Stewart Alexander, SPUSA vice-presidential nominee and Peace and Freedom Party VP hopeful, has come out strongly in support of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cool attitude towards John McCain’s offshore drilling plan.…
Colombian Green freed
By Gregg Jocoy on July 2, 2008 4:01 PM
According to a report at the BBC, Ingrid Betancourt has been freed from her captivity at the hands of the FARC, a formerly revolutionary movement now fallen into narcotics trafficking.…
Sean Haugh under fire for giving instructions to burn petitions
By Administrative Team on July 2, 2008 1:34 PM
It has been confirmed by multiple sources that Libertarian Party Political Director Sean Haugh, in violation of Massachusetts electoral law, ordered petitions with valid signatures to be burned — “quite literally.”…