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Posts published in May 2010

Tim Cahill Promises Three Person Race

Independent candidate for Governor Tim Cahill, the sitting State Treasurer of Massachusetts, vowed to fight back after a series of brutal attack ads from the GOP.…

Carl Paladino Rides the Eerie Canal

Carl Paladino is a gubernatorial candidate for the Republican Party and Conservative Party in New York. He claims that if he does not receive the nomination of the Conservative Party, he will petition to form a Tea Party of New York ballot-line.…

Mary Starrett Headed for Recount, Losing by 13 Votes

The former Communication Director of the Constitution Party, Mary Starrett, has been running for Yamhill County Commissioner in Yamhill County, Oregon. Her race took place on Tuesday, May 18th.…

Independent Candidate for VT House Decries Ballot Access Rule Changes as “Election Calvinball”

Todd Pritsky, who is running for VT House as an independent this fall, has decried the state’s ballot access regime as “election Calvinball.”  As Pritsky wrote last Friday in a post under that title:

the Legislature very bravely changed this year’s election rules very late in the game, so the Secretary of State has moved up filing deadlines for Independent candidates from September to June. 

Gayle McLaughlin sends out first campaign update

Richmond, California is the largest city in the United States with a Green mayor, with a population of over 100,000.  That mayor is Gayle McLaughlin, and she’s running for reelection. …

Wayne Root endorsements

Email from Wayne Allyn Root:

“I fear the LP is running out of time. The irrational want to keep the party small so they may appear to be ‘big fish’.…

Independent Political Report Turns Two Years Old

Yes, folks, two full years of anti-establishment political party and candidate news, views and commentary. During that time, according to sitemeter, we have had over 1.1 million visitors with over 3.1 million pageviews, and close to 89,000 comments on almost 5,500 posts.…