The Green Party primary in Illinois’ ninth congressional district got some coverage from the suburban Chicago Journal & Topics newspaper group. There is little difference on the issues between Simon Ribeiro and Moe Shanfield, says the article, but Shanfield hopes to push the Democratic Party in a progressive direction, while Ribeiro plans to run a “vigorous campaign” against the incumbent (and unchallenged in her primary) Democrat Jan Schakowsky.…
Posts published in January 2010
New poll: Joe Kennedy at five percent
By Ross Levin on January 14, 2010 3:24 PM
In a new Research 2000 poll, independent libertarian Joseph L. Kennedy, who is running for US Senate in Massachusetts against a Democrat and Republican, (and of no relation to the famous Kennedy family) is at five percent:
Libertarian Joseph Lewis Kennedy, an information technology specialist who is no relation to the Kennedy clan, gets 5 points, and 5 percent are undecided.
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Kn@ppster: Scott Brown is the measure of how far the Tea Party movement’s standards have fallen
By Jake_Witmer on January 14, 2010 1:53 PM
Posted by Tom Knapp at Kn@ppster:
Q: What’s the difference between Scott Brown and Dede Scozzafava?
A: Just having an “R” next to his name is enough for the Tea Party “leaders” who told us Scozzafava was the AntiChrist (here, for example, is a typical St.…
Joe Kennedy Op-Ed in the Boston Globe: ‘Return to government by the people, for the people’
By Jake_Witmer on January 14, 2010 12:03 PM
Op-Ed by Massachusetts US Senate Special Election Independent Libertarian candidate Joe Kennedy in the Boston Globe:
A CANDIDATE’S worthiness for office must be measured against the person being replaced.…
Scott Williamson Declares Candidacy for Libertarian National Committee
By Darcy G. Richardson on January 14, 2010 1:40 AM
Promising “new energy on the Libertarian National Committee,” party activist Scott Williamson has announced his candidacy for LNC Regional Representative from Region 4, which currently includes the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.…
Illinois: Rich Whitney gives response to State of the State Address
By Kimberly Wilder on January 13, 2010 7:18 PM
from a campaign press release:
Whitney provides a Green Party response to State of the State Address
Carbondale, IL -Green Party candidate for Governor Rich Whitney issued the following statement today in response to Governor Quinn’s State of the State Address:
I must confess that I wrote most of this statement before listening to Governor Quinn’s State of the State address today.
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‘I Like Mike’: Direct Democracy Meets ‘Reality’ TV
By Ross Levin on January 13, 2010 6:48 PM
Joe Mathews reports:
Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), the leading proponent of a national initiative process, wrote recently to supporters about his new enterprise: a TV show called “I Like Mike” in which Gravel is president.…
Ranks of Independent Congressional Aspirants Continue to Swell
By Darcy G. Richardson on January 13, 2010 6:24 PM
With the recent announcements that Brighton businessman Donn Janes of Tennessee, a successful software developer, and conservative activist Bradley Rees of Virginia have dropped out of their respective Republican primaries and will run as independent “Tea Party” candidates for seats targeted for takeover this autumn by the national GOP, the list of independent congressional candidates in this year’s mid-term elections continues to grow.…
Free Organizing Kits for Libertarian Student Groups
By d.eris on January 13, 2010 4:17 PM
From the LP blog:
The Advocates for Self-Government recently made this very generous offer:
FREE OPH KITS FOR LIBERTARIAN STUDENT GROUPS: We’re giving our acclaimed OPH (Operation Politically Homeless) outreach kits to libertarian student groups FREE — if they simply promise to use them a minimum of three times a year and send us photos documenting their OPH activity.
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