Louisiana’s Alexandria Town Talk reports that when that state’s voters “go to the polls to chose a president on Nov. 4, they will find a name on the ballot many might not expect — Ron Paul.…
Posts published in October 2008
Thirteen presidential candidates on ballot in Florida
By PJO on October 13, 2008 3:28 AM
Florida’s Herald Tribune writes, “Getting on the ballot in Florida is a breeze for minor-party candidates. They just have to show their party held a national convention, reported the name of their nominee to the state by Sept.…
Ten qualify as write-in presidential candidates in Indiana
By PJO on October 13, 2008 3:20 AM
Indiana’s Elkhart Truth reports that there are 10 qualified write-in candidates for president in the state. They are Chuck Baldwin, Lawson Mitchell Bone, Darrell L.…
Eckhart could be ‘wild card’ in Ohio U.S. House race
By PJO on October 13, 2008 3:09 AM
Ohio’s Columbus Dispatch reports on Don Elijah Eckhart‘s independent run in the state’s 15th U.S. House District, saying he “could be a wild card in a close race” in which he “has secured endorsements from two political-action committees that have clout with conservative voters: the Ohio Right to Life PAC and the Family First PAC.”…
‘Revolutionary socialist’ Banta remembered
By PJO on October 13, 2008 3:05 AM
International Viewpoint runs an obituary of Bill Banta, “a revolutionary socialist his entire adult life,” who died August 20. Banta was twice expelled from the Socialist Workers Party.…
Are Republicans infiltrating Arizona’s Green Party?
By Ross Levin on October 12, 2008 7:14 PM
The Arizona Republic recently ran an article asking, “Is Green the new red?” In it, Green Party officials accuse their candidates for Congress in Arizona’s 10th and 24th districts of not following some of the party’s key principles and abandoning (or so it seemed) the Republican party on the very same day that they were nominated by the Green Party.…
Gallup finds ‘minimal support’ for alternative presidential candidates
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:34 AM
Frank Newport of the Gallup Poll writes, “A recent Gallup Poll in which four third-party candidates were explicitly listed for voters along with the two major-party candidates found only minimal support for any candidate other than John McCain or Barack Obama.…
Nader targets Clinton supporters in New York
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:32 AM
The AP writes that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, “the guy some Democrats still love to hate for his 2000 presidential bid they feel gave George Bush the presidency, is nonetheless hoping to attract Democrats and independents whose hearts were broken again when Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the nomination.”…
Brownlow could play spoiler in Oregon U.S. Senate race
By PJO on October 12, 2008 1:29 AM
Oregon Constitution Party U.S. Senate nominee Dave Brownlow “could influence the outcome” of the race, the AP reports. Pollster Tim Hibbitts said, “It’s a very close race, and Brownlow is probably going to at least pull four or five percent of the vote.”…