IPR founder GE shared 23,740 votes with 16 others in a slate of presidential electors pledged to Bob Barr, .4% of the vote.
Contributor Paulie Cannoli shared 4,983 votes with 8 other Alabama presidential electors pledged to Bob Barr, .2%.…
Posts published in “Day: November 5, 2008”
Independent and alternative party candidates play key role in four US Senate races still to be decided
By paulie on November 5, 2008 7:44 PM
According to CNN
Although Democrats gained a decisive majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, their hopes are fading for a filibuster-proof 60 seats.
Four hotly contested Senate races hang in the balance: Alaska, Georgia, Minnesota and Oregon.
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Oregon Constitution Party probably tips U.S. Senate race
By paulie on November 5, 2008 6:54 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
Only three candidates were on the ballot for the Oregon U.S. Senate race, nominees of the Democratic, Republican, and Constitution Party.
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Libertarian Michael Munger plans to run again in NC
By paulie on November 5, 2008 6:21 PM
“This is just the first step,” Munger said. “We got the signatures and we satisfied the requirements of the State by playing Simon Says in just the way they wants us to.”
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Democracy Now!: Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney responds to Obama win
By paulie on November 5, 2008 5:59 PM
By way of On The Wilder Side
Welcome to Democracy Now!
CYNTHIA McKINNEY: Thank you, Amy.
AMY GOODMAN: It’s good to have you with us. Your thoughts today?…
Libertarians get over 1,000,000 votes for U.S. House
By paulie on November 5, 2008 4:02 PM
Posted at Ballot Access News
The Libertarian Party candidates for U.S. House will have polled over 1,000,000 votes, as soon as all the votes are counted.
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Ralph Nader takes parting shots at Obama: ‘Uncle Sam for the people or Uncle Tom for the corporations?’
By paulie on November 5, 2008 3:57 PM
Ralph Nader on national television:
“To put it very simply, he is our first African American president; or he will be. And we wish him well.…
Bob Barr’s post-election message
By Fred Church Ortiz on November 5, 2008 3:46 PM
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr has released his own post-election missive, posted at bobbarr2008.com and lp.org:
Barr Says “This is Just the Beginning”
“This is just the beginning of the new Libertarian Party,” says Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for president.
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Chuck Baldwin’s post-election message
By Fred Church Ortiz on November 5, 2008 3:16 PM
Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin released the following message today reflecting on yesterday’s election:
Friends ,
The results of the presidential election come as no surprise.
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