In a correction, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution says a Sunday piece about the 2010 Georgia gubernatorial race “should have counted the Libertarian Party’s John Monds among the major declared candidates for the office.”…
Posts published in July 2009
Conservatives, Libertarians back local New York candidate
By PJO on July 31, 2009 9:45 PM
Newsday reports Peter Nichols failed to gather enough signatures to force a Republican primary in the race for Huntington, New York, town supervisor, but still has the backing of the Huntington Conservative Party and the Suffolk County Libertarian Party.…
Libertarian Root appears on ‘America’s Morning News’
By PJO on July 31, 2009 12:13 AM
The Washington Times reports this morning that Libertarian presidential hopeful Wayne Allyn Root appeared on the syndicated radio program “America’s Morning News” on Thursday morning, where Root described himself as “a controversial guy.”…
Green Philpott running for sheriff in Illinois
By PJO on July 31, 2009 12:08 AM
The Northwest Herald of McHenry County, Illinois, reports blogger Gus Philpott will run for McHenry County Sheriff as a Green. The election is in 2010. Philpott “often writes about law enforcement issues on his blog” and “is known for his focus on traffic issues.…
Greens to attend ‘Medicare: Made In America’ rally on July 30, call for Single-Payer and an end to the insurance industry’s ‘death grip’ on health care
By Jordan Willow Evans on July 30, 2009 11:03 AM
Greens to attend ‘Medicare: Made In America’ rally on July 30, call for Single-Payer and an end to the insurance industry’s ‘death grip’ on health care
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Q&A: Libertarian Gwendolyn “Wendy” Jones
By on July 30, 2009 11:00 AM
Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org:
The Wilmington News Journal sat down for a question and answer session with Wendy Jones, the Libertarian nominee for state senate in an Aug.…
Green Party Watch roundup
By Jordan Willow Evans on July 30, 2009 10:38 AM
New articles on Green Party Watch, with excerpts:
Kyrgyz Green Party Activist Beaten; News on Azerbaijani Green Party Posted by Walter
Unknown assailants have attacked an activist of Kyrgyzstan’s opposition Green Party and demanded that she withdraw documents she filed with the Central Election Commission, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports.
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House Clerk reports 2008 federal election statistics
By PJO on July 30, 2009 2:20 AM
Ballot Access News reports that the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives has released “Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election” for 2008. BAN says the booklet, available in full online, “uses arbitrary standards” on vote totals.…
LP.org wrapup: press releases and blog posts
By Jordan Willow Evans on July 29, 2009 10:36 PM
Press releases:
Backlash: Dem ratings plunge as voters repel Big Government
WASHINGTON — The front page of Wednesday’s Politico was a sea of plummeting blue arrows as the paper reported on the slumping approval ratings of major Democrat officials across the nation.…