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Posts published in June 2010
Bill Hillsman, famous for his Jesse Ventura ads, rumored to be working with Ill. Green gov. candidate
By Ross Levin on June 17, 2010 10:18 AM
In a rumor that seems to have started at the Democratic blog MyDD, famous adman Bill Hillsman – who was one of the factors in Jesse Ventura’s third party victory in Minnesota and is said to be one of the best advertisers of all time – is said to be working for Rich Whitney’s Green campaign for governor in Illinois. …
Republicans Begin Harassment and Intimidation Campaign Against Third Party Candidates in Nevada
By d.eris on June 17, 2010 8:34 AM
From Talking Points Memo:
Around the day of the primary election last week in which Sharron Angle won the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Nevada, Tim Fasano, a third-party Senate candidate with the right-wing Independent American Party, says he began to get phone calls from Angle supporters warning him to get out of the race, or else.
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Number of Congressional Candidates For Libertarian Party Rises In 2010
By Trent Hill on June 17, 2010 3:42 AM
This article from the Daily Caller, a website run by self-described libertarian Tucker Carlson, reports that the number of Libertarian Party Congressional candidates in 2010 has risen by 35% over 2008.…
Chicago Tribune Editorializes For Forrest Claypool
By Trent Hill on June 17, 2010 3:05 AM
Forrest Claypool is an Independent candidate for Cook County Assessor in Cook County, Illinois, who is currently attempting to collect 25,000 valid signatures in order to get on the ballot.…
Independent Candidate for Chair of County Commission Gets TV Coverage
By Trent Hill on June 17, 2010 2:38 AM
Mary Norwood is an Independent candidate for Chair of the Fulton County, Georgia, County Commission. Richard Winger has a post on a video by a local CBS affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia, about Norwood’s battle to gain ballot access as an Independent.…
Fear of Duplicitous Voting In Utah
By Trent Hill on June 17, 2010 2:07 AM
The Democratic Primary in Utah is an open primary in which any registered voter can vote for a candidate. According to this New York Times article, some people fear that voters who might otherwise not participate in the Democratic Party will vote for whomever they perceive to be the weakest candidate for the general election.…
Article Explores History of Constitution Party And Connections With Rand Paul, Sharron Angle
By Trent Hill on June 17, 2010 1:09 AM
The Constitution Party has attracted a lot of attention lately, especially amongst liberal blogs who have, right or wrongly, connected the party with Rand Paul and Sharron Angle, the GOP nominees for Senate in Kentucky and Nevada respectively.…
Libertarian Party Chairman Pushes For Change In County Government
By Trent Hill on June 16, 2010 7:29 PM
Ken Moellman is the Libertarian Party of Kentucky Chairman, as well as a frequent commenter here at Independent Political Report. This blog post from Cincinatti.com reports that Moellman is part of an effort to change the county government in Campbell County, Kentucky.…