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Posts published in July 2010

Dent Says Keep Jake Towne Out of Debates

Charlie Dent, the moderate Republican incumbent in Pennsylvania’s 15th District, is pushing for the exclusion of  Independent candidate Jake Towne from all debates.

“We don’t think that John Callahan should be afforded the opportunity to hide behind Jake Towne’s presence at any potential debate,” said Shawn Millan, Dent’s campaign manager.

Ralph Nader: ‘California Enshrines the Duopoly’

By Ralph Nader at Nader.org:

Last month, Big Business interests shamelessly dealt our already depleted democracy a devastating blow by misleading California voters into approving Proposition 14, without their opponents being able to reach the people with rebuttals.…

Tom Horner To Hold Twitter Town Hall

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner has announced plans to hold a twitter town hall this coming Wednesday at 11:00 AM. You may submit questions via Twitter if you would like to participate.…

Mixed Polling for Minor Party and Independent Candidates in VA

SurveyUSA recently polled three Virginia congressional districts at the behest of a local news organization. Here are some of their results.

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9th Congressional District:

  • Morgan Griffith (R): 39%
  • Rick Boucher (D): 52% – incumbent
  • Jeremiah Heaton (I): 5%

One local paper wrote this interesting article about Heaton’s campaign and his practice of travelling outside of the district to learn about national issues.…