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Posts published in February 2010

Ralph Nader on the State of the Union

By on February 4, 2010 10:23 AM

via Nader.org:

The President’s State of the Union Speech is the Big Speech of the year. Yet there is never an opportunity either for the press or the citizenry to promptly follow up with any questions or requests for clarifications.…

Articles from the latest issue of the Freedom Socialist

By on February 4, 2010 8:58 AM

Privatization
Raids on public wealth spark international resistance.
http://www.socialism.com/drupal-6.8/?q=node/1025

Will new leaders revive the AFL-CIO?
The ranks aren’t waiting around to find out.
http://www.socialism.com/drupal-6.8/?q=node/1011

Public healthcare battle in Washington state
Sisters Organize for Survival (SOS) leads grassroots effort to save
low-income program.…

ME: Some Fundraising Numbers on the Independent Gubernatorial Candidates

By d.eris on February 3, 2010 9:12 PM

Over the last few days a number of reports have come out detailing the fundraising efforts of Maine’s gubernatorial candidates.  In addition to the story from Down East cited by Ross on Lynne William’s fundraising efforts, the Augusta Insider recently provided some numbers on the various independent candidates for governor in Maine:

There are eight unenrolled candidates for governor.

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‘Greens No Longer Clean’

By Ross Levin on February 3, 2010 8:30 PM

DownEast.com has an interesting analysis of Maine Green Party gubernatorial candidate Lynne Williams’ decision to not go for public campaign financing.  The Green Party has traditionally done very well in Maine and accepted public financing, and third parties are expected to do well this year in the gubernatorial race, although some recent changes in ballot access and campaign finance law – as well as a few other factors – have changed this.…

AR Senate: With Lincoln Down in the Polls Things are Looking Up for Independent and Third Party Candidates

By on February 3, 2010 1:58 PM

Posted by D. Eris at Poli-Tea

Given that duopolized polls show Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln trailing her likely Republican opponents by significant margins, and given the relatively weak GOP apparatus in the state, not to mention its high percentage of independent voters, we may well see a competitive multi-party contest develop in the Natural State over the course of this year’s election season.…