The 2010 General Election ballot in Illinois will have as many as five minor parties on the ballot. Three independents also filed for both the Senatorial and Gubernatorial races, respectively.…
Posts published in June 2010
Forrest Claypool Turns in 90,000 Signatures
By Trent Hill on June 22, 2010 2:12 AM
Forrest Claypool is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Illinois, but is now running, as an Independent, for the position of County Assessor.…
Political Hip Hop Editorial Mentions Green Party Candidates
By Trent Hill on June 22, 2010 2:04 AM
This editorial at AllHipHop.com contends that Hip Hop is, and always has been, political in content. The question of the editorial is whether Hip Hop will remain political in the future.…
Edgar Steele, Attorney for White Supremacists, Is Rejected by Constitution Party of Idaho
By Trent Hill on June 22, 2010 1:22 AM
Edgar Steele is an attorney who has represented various racist groups and white supremacists in court. His claim to fame amongst that community is that he defended the Aryan Nations in the lawsuit that eventually put them under.…
Mike Niecestro Fails To Qualify For Illinois Ballot, Endorses Stufflebeam
By Trent Hill on June 22, 2010 12:55 AM
Mike Niecestro is an Independent Conservative in Illinois who made waves last week when he announced that he would run for the U.S. Senate in Illinois as an Independent and spend up to $1 million on his campaign.…
Ralph Nader Says Helen Thomas Should Be Reinstated
By Trent Hill on June 21, 2010 6:23 PM
Helen Thomas was fired recently from the White House Press Pool after making some statements regarding Israel that were deemed either insensitive or anti-Semitic, depending upon the source.…
Bob Barr Says Financial Reform Endangers Consumer Privacy
By Trent Hill on June 21, 2010 6:09 PM
Bob Barr recently penned an article to Roll Call, a website that reports on Congress. The article concerns how certain financial reforms can “imperil consumer privacy”.…
Randall Stufflebeam Turns In 34,000 Signatures
By Trent Hill on June 21, 2010 6:02 PM
Randy Stufflebeam is the former chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois and a U.S. Senate candidate in that state for the Constitution Party. Today he submitted 34,000 signatures in order to get on the ballot.…
Mississippi Libertarians Hold Event, Mull Forming Local Party
By Trent Hill on June 21, 2010 5:58 PM
The Libertarian Party of Mississippi held an event on July 18th in Pearl County, Mississippi, which received press coverage in the Picayune Item.
Mississippi Libertarian Party chairman Danny Bedwell and Libertarian fourth congressional district candidate Tim Hampton both appeared here on Thursday afternoon at a rally at Cafe Amore on East Canal Street, and both told attendees thatfor those fed up with the Democrats and Republicans, the Libertarian Party offers a “viable alternative.”
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