July 2010 Archives

James Traficant Finds Error in State’s Determination of How Many Signatures He Needs

By on July 31, 2010 2:48 AM

James Traficant, a former Democratic member of Congress from Ohio, attempted to run this year as an independent candidate for U.S. House in Ohio’s 17th district.…

OK: Pirate Party Stands Up Against Closed Primaries

By Jordan Willow Evans on July 31, 2010 2:41 AM

From the Oklahoma Pirate Party blog via Third Party and Independent Daily:

Today Democrats and Republicans across Oklahoma are turning to the polls to pick the candidates for their respective parties.…

Texas: Libertarians say message catching on

By Jordan Willow Evans on July 31, 2010 2:27 AM

Aman Batheja, Star-Telegram:

FORT WORTH — Kathie Glass is hoping to pick up where Debra Medina left off.

Glass, a Houston lawyer, is the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor.…

Socialist Party USA update

By on July 30, 2010 8:49 PM

From City Beat via Third Party and Independent Daily:

OH: City Beat Profiles Dan La Botz, Socialist Party Candidate for US Senate

As Republicans and Tea Party members continue to throw around the term “socialist” as a sort of epithet, LaBotz, a Clifton resident, is one of just three national candidates from the Socialist Party, and the only one running for a Senate seat.…

Libertarian Party Survey: 2012 Convention Date

By on July 30, 2010 8:00 PM

Email from Libertarian Party national headquarters:

Dear Libertarian,

When is the best time for the Libertarian Party to hold its 2012 Presidential nominating convention? Below are arguments for three alternatives: before, during and after Memorial Day weekend.…

Kinky Friedman Changes Course, May Run For Office Again

By Jordan Willow Evans on July 30, 2010 7:50 PM

Being a native Texan, I find it irresistable to cover Kinky Friedman. In my last article, I pointed out his unusual endorsement in the Texas gubernatorial race.…

American Conservative Party: ‘Why American Conservative Party is Relevant’

By on July 30, 2010 5:19 PM

Ellis Washington at theamericanconservatives.org:

When the government fears the people there is liberty; when the people fear the government there is tyranny.

~ Thomas Jefferson

In May 2009, a little over a year ago I wrote a cathartic article expressing my profound disappointment in the Republican Party titled: “I Can No Longer Remain in the GOP.”

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Politics in the Zeros, Antiwar.com and Infoshop News on the effects of Marxist sects on the Anti-war and Pro-immigration movements

By on July 30, 2010 4:56 PM

Bob Morris in Politics in the Zeros:

Why is the antiwar movement stalled?

In two words: the left
So says Raimondo at Antiwar.com. He is scathing against leftie ideologues who don’t want a right-left coalition to fight against the insane wars of the US because that might cut into their already absurdly small power bases.

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KKTV 11 News: ‘Meet Your Libertarian Candidates For Governor’

By Jordan Willow Evans on July 30, 2010 3:37 PM

Eric Lupher at KKTV 11 in Southern Colorado:

We’re less than two weeks away from the Colorado primaries. It’s a heated race for Governor even though you may not know the names of all the candidates.…

Posts published in July 2010