I’m being told that the Constitution Party in West Virginia turned in over 20,000 signatures overall. The Herald-Dispatch recently reported earlier today on how many signatures had been turned in and determined valid.…
Posts published in August 2008
Utah Libertarian drops ‘anti-Christ’ from autodial ad
By PJO on August 1, 2008 9:59 PM
The AP reports Utah Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Dell Schanze “has removed the term ‘anti-Christ’ from a telephone ad campaign.” Schanze referred to Republican incumbent Jon Huntsman “as an ‘anti-Christ socialist’ in an autodial message.…
Green ticket at National Hip Hop Political Convention this weekend
By PJO on August 1, 2008 9:56 PM
Green presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney is scheduled to deliver the closing address at the Third National Hip Hop Political Convention this weekend at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.…
Bob Bird gains significant endorsement
By Trent Hill on August 1, 2008 8:44 PM
Bob Bird, the Alaskan Independence Party‘s candidate for US Senate, recently garnered the endorsement of the Alaskan Right to Life. Bird was president of the Alaska Right to Life from 1995-1997.…
Dave Brownlow polling 5%
By Trent Hill on August 1, 2008 8:40 PM
Dave Brownlow, the Constitution Party’s candidate for US Senate in Oregon, just sent out a press release citing a recent Zogby poll that has Dave Brownlow at 5%.…
Boston Tea Party chair to Shadegg: You’re confused
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 1, 2008 7:21 PM
In response to a statement made by Representative John Shaddegg during today’s protest by Republican congressmen on the House floor, Boston Tea Party Interim Chair Jim Davidson has issued a press release illustrating the difference between the two parties and what it would take for Shadegg to live up to his words:
Cyberspace — “How many of you remember the Boston Tea Party?
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Nader campaigns in Salt Lake City
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 1, 2008 3:05 PM
The Salt Lake Tribune has an article today remarking on Ralph Nader‘s campaign stop in Salt Lake City last night, where the independent presidential candidate made his pitch to a crowd of local supporters:
Nader, who is running for president for a fifth time, this time as an independent, criticized Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, as being a continuation of the status quo.
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West Virginia Libertarian petition reportedly fails
By paulie on August 1, 2008 2:21 AM
According to a field report by one of the Libertarian petitioners on the ground in West Virginia, as of tonight’s final turn-in of signatures by petitioners to the campaign, the LP gathered only around 12,000 raw signatures, falling short of the 15,118 required by state law.…
Greens want reparations
By paulie on August 1, 2008 1:58 AM
[A recent] vote by the House of Representatives to apologize for slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws may provoke a discussion on reparations for descendants of African slaves.
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