March 2010 Archives

Nevada’s Third Party Tea Party Candidate for US Senate and the Democratic-Republican Conspiracy of Dunces

By d.eris on March 8, 2010 11:13 AM

Following reports that a group calling itself the Tea Party had registered as an official political party in Nevada and would run a candidate for US Senate to challenge Democrat Harry Reid, Republican Party activists immediately began to argue that the Tea Party was nothing more than a Democratic front group dedicated to reelecting Harry Reid. …

Green Party of CA hopes to recover from slump

By Ross Levin on March 7, 2010 11:43 PM

From the Mercury News in California:

Five years ago, there were 158,000 registered Greens, or 0.95 percent of California voters. By January this year, the number had shrunk to 111,000, or 0.66 percent of the electorate.

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Three Well-Known Election Law Activists Run for California Secretary of State

By Ross Levin on March 7, 2010 2:27 PM

An interesting article from Ballot Access News:

The election for California Secretary of State has three well-known election law activists this year, although the type of election law activism each has engaged in are very different from each other.

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VTDigger.org: Progressive Party ‘is in serious condition’

By Ross Levin on March 6, 2010 11:45 PM

After some pretty tough losses at the polls in local Burlington elections – the geographical base for the Vermont Progressive Party – VTDigger.org published a piece about the hard times the party is currently facing.…

MA: Independent Cahill Teams Up With McCain Campaign Strategists

By d.eris on March 5, 2010 5:25 PM

The Boston Herald reports that Independent Tim Cahill’s campaign for governor in Massachusetts has enlisted the help of former McCain campaign strategists:

Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill has tapped the same GOP muscle to steer his independent race for governor that engineered U.S.

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RI: New Poll Puts Independent Chafee Ahead of All Contenders in Gubernatorial Race

By d.eris on March 4, 2010 1:28 PM

A new Rasmussen poll puts independent Lincoln Chafee ahead of all contenders in the race for governor of Rhode Island and by wide margins :

Ex-Senator Lincoln Chafee is the leader for now in Rhode Island’s race for governor .

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LA Progressive.com Quotes Socialist Brian Moore on Obama Label

By on March 4, 2010 12:45 PM

via email from Brian Moore:

Will the ‘Socialist’ Slam Swell Socialist Ranks?
by Berry Craig

http://www.laprogressive.com/

http://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/socialist-slam-swell-socialist-ranks/#more-25856

I’m not sure what to make of the recent Esquire magazine poll that showed 78 percent of “Republican leaders” think President Barack Obama is a socialist.…

Election nixes IRV for Burlington, sets back Progressive Party

By Ross Levin on March 3, 2010 8:39 PM

Although official results are not available yet, it is expected that in Tuesday’s election in Burlington, Vermont, city voters got rid of the instant runoff voting system they had been using since 2006 and voted one Progressive Party politician out of office. …

Green Party calls for an end to the “bipartisan economic war” on Blacks and Latinos/as, who suffer the brunt of the subprime crisis and economic meltdown

By on March 3, 2010 6:47 PM

Green Party press release transmitted by OnTheWilderSide:

<green Party urges a program for millions of new public works jobs and financial security for Americans instead of Wall Street handouts

Green Party leaders said today that Democratic and Republican politicians are pursuing fiscal agenda, including responses to the subprime mortgage crisis, that amount to an “economic war” on Black and Latino/a people across the US.…

Posts published in March 2010