April 2010 Archives

Letter to the editor in Chiago Daily Herald: ‘It’s time to vote Green’

By Ross Levin on April 19, 2010 2:52 PM

Chicago is an area of the nation with a Green party of growing influence, and here is a recent letter to the editor from the Daily Herald:

The latest report indicates that nearly 17 percent of our workers are either unemployed or underemployed.

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Transpartisan progressive group in Washington forms, chooses US Senate candidate

By Ross Levin on April 19, 2010 2:29 PM

Press release:

On January 10, 2010 a group of long time activists from inside and outside the Democratic, Green, and Progressive Parties united to form a broad coalition.…

Charlie Crist’s Top Supporters May Not Stick Around for Independent Bid

By Trent Hill on April 19, 2010 4:58 AM

Charlie Crist, the retiring Governor of Florida is running for US Senate in Florida. Only a year ago he was far ahead in the polls facing only token opposition from a virtually unknown candidate named Marco Rubio, the former Speaker of the House in the Florida House of Representatives.…

Maine: Heath Joins Race and Drops Out, All In Two Weeks

By Trent Hill on April 19, 2010 4:52 AM

Michael Heath’s candidacy was exceptionally short, but interesting nonetheless. Heath is the former head of the Maine Family Policy Council, a socially conservative organization in that state.…

NY Times, Asylum.com cover Kristin Davis campaign for Governor of New York

By on April 18, 2010 10:25 PM

Aside from two recent articles at IPR, and results pertaining to a completely different Kristin Davis who is an actress appearing on the TV show Sex and the City, the top of a recent Google News search for Kristin Davis is dominated (or should that be dominatrixed?)…

Green Party National co-chair Feinstein debates “Top Two” primary in California

By IPR Contributor on April 18, 2010 9:19 PM

http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/04/18/national-co-chair-feinstein-debates-top-two-primary/

Video posted by Gregg Jocoy at Green Party Watch:

H/T to Richard Winger…

Lynne Williams: I’ll be the Green Party’s candidate in State Senate District 28

By Ross Levin on April 18, 2010 9:14 PM

Not long after announcing the end of her Maine gubernatorial bid, Green Lynne Williams has announced that she will be running for State Senate. Williams is also a community activist and ran for State House in 2004, garnering almost 13 percent of the vote. …

Questions for Wayne Root from Chuck Moulton

By on April 18, 2010 9:01 PM

The following questions for Wayne Root, candidate for Libertarian National Committee chair, were posted by immediate past LNC Vice Chair Chuck Moulton in IPR comments on a previous Q &A between Wayne Root and Brian Holtz.…

Paulie asks Warren Redlich, Kristin Davis to debate before LPNY convention; asks Davis for interview or Q & A with IPR readers

By IPR Contributor on April 18, 2010 8:45 PM

Slightly edited version of email sent several days ago to the Davis and Redlich campaigns (so far no response):

LNC alternate Scott Lieberman, Kristin Davis and supporters to meet in New York

Would anyone who was there let us know more about what was asked and what was answered?…

Posts published in April 2010