The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call reports, “It appears that former Minnesota Sen. Dean Barkley (I) has a chance to get elected to the Senate on the Independence Party ticket in November — or at least drastically affect the results of one of the most hotly contested races in the country.…
Posts published in October 2008
Sheehan congressional campaign profiled
By PJO on October 7, 2008 5:06 PM
The AP profiles peace activist Cindy Sheehan’s independent campaign against Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s Eighth U.S. House District.…
Barr campaigns in Columbus, Ohio
By PJO on October 7, 2008 5:06 PM
Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr campaigned in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. Addressing a crowd of about 250, Barr said, referring to his major-party rivals, “Any one of us can relate to average people.…
Nader campaigns in New England, headed for North Dakota
By PJO on October 7, 2008 5:05 PM
The AP reports independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader “received an enthusiastic reception when he spoke to about 250 people” at a church in Portland, Maine, Monday night.…
Libertarian Munger polling four percent in North Carolina
By PJO on October 7, 2008 5:03 PM
The latest Public Policy Polling poll on the North Carolina gubernatorial race has Libertarian Mike Munger at four percent. The survey of 1,202 likely voters was conducted October 4-5 (+/- 2.8%).…
Have you pledged yet?
By Ross Levin on October 7, 2008 3:34 PM
The hours are ticking down if you want to pledge your support to Thirdpartyticket.com. If 10,000 pledges are made by October 10th, the same man who planned the Ron Paul moneybombs will host a debate for all candidates for president on enough ballots to win the Electoral College.…
Book Review: ‘Dumbocracy’ by Marty Beckerman
By Ross Levin on October 7, 2008 3:31 PM
“Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots” is the result of Marty Beckerman spending years of his life infiltrating the darkest, craziest corners of activists’ America (and Israel).…
The Other Paper runs an article on the Modern Whig Party
By Ross Levin on October 7, 2008 3:29 PM
The Other Paper, an alternative newspaper in Colombus, Ohio, ran an article recently on the newly formed and fast-growing Modern Whig Party. The Other Paper has a circulation of almost 300,000.…
Mustache Institute nominates Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr for best mustache award
By paulie on October 7, 2008 9:58 AM
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr is among 16 finalists for the Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year.
According the Mustache Institute,
The American Mustache Institute (AMI) will name the first ever “Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year,” recognizing the most impactful Mustached American of the past year.
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