Dan La Botz, the Socialist Party USA candidate for US Senate in Ohio, was recently interviewed by The Real News Network on the subject of Mexican economics and how it affects immigration. …
Posts published in May 2010
Green Party state events for May 2010
By Jordan Willow Evans on May 2, 2010 4:35 PM
Posted by Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
At least ten state Green Parties have statewide events coming up in May. Listed below are details for upcoming Green Party events in Colorado, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina.…
New Path for the LP: ‘Step Two: Tasks for Every Party Group’
By Jordan Willow Evans on May 2, 2010 4:28 PM
New Path for the LP is a slate of candidates for the Libertarian National ommittee. Emailed to [email protected] by George Phillies, New Path slate candidate for LNC Chair:
We’ll start with activities every Libertarian group including the LNC should be doing.…
Brian Holtz: ‘9/11 Truth Becoming An Issue In LNC Chair Race’
By Jordan Willow Evans on May 2, 2010 4:21 PM
Posted by Brian Holtz at Libertarian Intelligence. Reproduced here for the purpose of discussion. Although Brian also writes for IPR, IPR as a blog/website takes no position on LNC races, 9/11 truth, etc.…
With Crist’s Announcement, Independents Challenge the Party System From Maine to Florida
By d.eris on May 2, 2010 11:12 AM
From Poli-Tea:
As expected, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has declared his independence from the Republican Party, and indeed from party as such, having announced that he will continue his run for US Senate without a party affiliation, rather than fight his way through a GOP primary election that he was all but certain to lose to fellow career politician Marco Rubio .
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John Nichols of The Nation: ‘2010 might yet be a year of independent breakthroughs’
By Ross Levin on May 1, 2010 5:04 PM
An excerpt from John Nichols’ blog at The Nation:
Because of Crist’s move, Florida will be the testing ground.
If Crist is defeated by Rubio, the right will claim its party.
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Republican Peg Luksik and Green Mel Packer participate in PA Senate seat debate
By Ross Levin on May 1, 2010 4:59 PM
The two candidates for US Senate in Pennsylvania who showed up for a recent debate in Pennsylvania were Green Mel Packer and Republican Peg Luksik. The latter was formerly a Constitution Party member and garnered over 10 percent of the vote as the party’s nominee for governor of Pennsylvania in 1994. …
Maine Independent Greens honor activist after his death
By Ross Levin on May 1, 2010 3:46 PM
The Independent Green Party is the Maine affiliate of the national Green Party. From the Bangor Daily News:
Members of Maine’s Green Independent Party will gather in Greene this weekend for an annual convention dedicated to the memory of a Deer Isle resident and party leader who died recently.
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Libertarian Chair candidates debate @LPKS: Root and Hancock scare each other with moderation and 9/11 Truth
By wredlich on May 1, 2010 2:03 PM
On Saturday April 24, Libertarian National Committee Chair candidates Ernest Hancock and Wayne Root debated at the LP state convention in Kansas. Each said he was scared by the prospect of the other being Chair:
Hancock said: “I’m afraid of Wayne getting exactly what he promises.…