Tom Knapp is one of our reporters on the ground at the Libertarian Party National Convention. He will be giving us updates from the floor all weekend long.…
Posts published in May 2010
FL Senate: Poll Shows Independent Crist in the Lead, Libertarian Snitker Gains on Democrat
By d.eris on May 28, 2010 7:57 AM
The Snitker campaign has released an internal poll which found 2.5% support for the Libertarian candidate, who appears to be gaining on Democrat Kendrick Meek, who garnered only 9% support. …
Winston-Salem Journal Editorializes Against Restrictive Ballot Access Laws
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 3:35 AM
The Winston-Salem Journal today issued an editorial which deplores the Democratic and Republican Parties in North Carolina for maintaining some of the most restrictive ballot-access requirements in the nation.…
Charlie Crist Not Recieving Endorsements From Independents
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 1:58 AM
Charlie Crist, who earlier this month announced he was leaving the GOP in order to run for the US Senate as an independent, is reportedly having trouble getting any support from fellow elected officials who have taken the independent route.…
CNN Blog Asks How the US Can Get a Third Major Party
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 1:46 AM
Anderson Cooper’s blog at CNN is carrying an article asking, “What would it take to become a three-party nation?” The article is written by David Gewirtz, Director of the US Strategic Perspective Institute.…
Member of Party for Socialism and Liberation Explains Why She Joined
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 1:25 AM
This article was posted at the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s website. It is an article in which a member of the party, in Chicago, explains why she joined.…
Working Families Party Considers Wooing Alec Baldwin
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 1:13 AM
From the New York Daily News comes a report that the Working Families Party is considering asking actor Alec Baldwin to run for Governor of New York on their ballot line.…
Alan Keyes Comments On Rand Paul Civil Rights Controversy
By Trent Hill on May 28, 2010 12:48 AM
Rand Paul has been involved in a controversy lately because of statements, made in several interviews, concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Paul took issue with the portion of the act which disallows discrimination on private property.…
Former mayor considers running for Congress as independent in Massachusetts
By Ross Levin on May 27, 2010 2:12 PM
Sent in by Eric Dondero:
QUINCY —James Sheets, the former six-term mayor of Quincy, said this afternoon he is considering running for Congress as an independent.
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