A Reno Gazette-Journal poll of 600 likely Nevada voters conducted August 18-20 (+/- 4%) has Libertarian Bob Barr at three percent in the presidential race, and independent Ralph Nader at two percent.…
Posts published in “Day: August 22, 2008”
Green VP candidate Clemente talks with Vibe.com
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:41 AM
Vibe.com runs a question-and-answer feature with Green vice presidential nominee Rosa Clemente that runs more than 2,500 words. Asked how she became the nominee, Clemente said presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney “called me on July 5th.…
Libertarian, Reform candidates register in Kansas polls
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:37 AM
A SurveyUSA poll of 641 likely Kansas voters (+/- 3.9%) found five percent backing Libertarian U.S. Senate nominee Randall Hodgkinson, and two percent supporting Reform Party candidate Joseph Martin.…
Tennessee voters may have eight presidential options
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:28 AM
Tennessee voters “may have as many as eight candidates to choose from on the November presidential ballot” following Thursday’s petitioning deadline, the Tennessean reports. Libertarian Bob Barr and independent Ralph Nader qualified for the ballot earlier this summer, and Green Cynthia McKinney “has petitioned, but her signatures have not yet been certified.”…
Nader 3%, Barr 1% in Minnesota poll
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:25 AM
A Minnesota Public Radio/University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute poll of 763 likely Minnesota voters conducted August 7-17 (+/- 3.6%) has independent Ralph Nader at three percent and Libertarian Bob Barr at one percent in the presidential race in the state.…
Constitution Party seeks 1,000 paid members in Ellis County, Texas
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:23 AM
The Constitution Party has formed an Ellis County, Texas, affiliate, the Ellis County Press reports. Organizer Bill Horning and Texas CP Vice Chairman Daniel New “said their hopes are to grow the party to 1,000 paid members with candidate filings in many local races.”…
Reason’s Weigel looks at LP
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:14 AM
David Weigel has a nice piece on the current state of the Libertarian Party in the new issue of Reason, saying that the challenge for presidential nominee Bob Barr “and the reformers is to deliver on their promises: to score a record vote total, to grow the party’s membership, and to force the two big parties to pay attention.…
Judge orders Socialist Party USA ticket placed on Ohio ballot
By PJO on August 22, 2008 12:57 AM
The Socialist Party USA ticket said in a news release that its Brian Moore-Stewart Alexander ticket will be the first Socialist ticket to appear on the ballot in Ohio since 1932.…