June 10, 2026
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From the Clarus Research Group via Third Party and Independent Daily:
Twenty-five percent of the nation’s electorate said they would “definitely” consider voting for “an independent candidate with moderate views on most issues” in the 2012 presidential race, and an additional 42 percent said they would “probably” consider doing so.
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In a unanimous ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has stricken as unconstitutional, on First Amendment grounds, contribution limits to “independent political advocacy groups that want to spend money directly to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress.”…
In his latest campaign communique, Libertarian Party chair candidate George Phillies lays out a set of objectives for the Libertarian Party, and specifically identifies them as the objectives of the “New Path” LNC slate:
Here I lay out where our Libertarian Party needs to go.
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Ernie Hancock, candidate for chair of the Libertarian National Committee, has opponent Wayne Allyn Root in his front sights.
In a video released earlier today, Hancock showcases his new campaign theme … and his intention to take that theme to a “Tea Party Express” event this weekend in Searchlight, Nevada, where Root is scheduled to speak.…
IPR’s very own Darcy Richardson was recently interviewed by Austin Cassidy, IPR’s original owner. The subject was independent and third party politics in America. In addition to being an IPR editor, Mr.…
The Working Families Party in New York is seriously considering running a candidate against Democratic congressman Mike Arcuri because of his “no” vote on the health reform bill. …
One of the more absurd examples of our flawed electoral system, via Third Party and Independent Daily:
A lousy $26.That’s how much money kept would-be Libertarian Party candidate Savva Vassiliev off the June primary ballot in the 27th Assembly District.
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In an oped piece in today’s New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman calls for the formation of a new moderate third party and some form of ranked choice voting across the nation to “break the oligopoly of our two party system.” …
Update on a previous post emailed to [email protected]:
Have lunch, and hear Libertarian National Chair candidates Ernie Hancock, Mark Hinkle, John Jay Myers, and George Phillies speak, immediately before the election business session.…