After losing the race to represent the Democrats in a special US Senate election, former Democratic politician (and arguably, institution as far as West Virginia is concerned) Ken Hechler has endorsed Jesse Johnson.…
Posts published in September 2010
In Philadelphia, ‘Green Party Candidate Giordano Goes For Upset in State House Race’
By Ross Levin on September 12, 2010 12:29 PM
An article in the Roxborough-Manayunk Patch profiled Green Party candidate for state legislature in the 194th district Hugh Giordano. You can read the full thing here.…
Shirley Kressel, writing in MA: ‘Media should not edit our democratic process’
By Ross Levin on September 12, 2010 12:00 PM
The following opinion piece – the full thing can be read here – comes from the South End News and discusses how the Green-Rainbow (the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party) candidate for governor, Jill Stein, has been excluded from debates. …
Cindy Sheehan: How our lives have changed since 9/11
By Ross Levin on September 12, 2010 10:15 AM
The following are remarks by peace activist and 2008 independent candidate for Congress Cindy Sheehan for Los Angeles and New York events, according to her website, marking the anniversary of 9/11:
Many people here today just woke up (whether abruptly or gradually) to the fact that the US Empire is a criminal construct capable of murdering, oppressing, impoverishing, and enslaving its own citizenry for the sake of power and profit.…
Tim Olson Drops Out, Endorses Republican in MN-08
By on September 11, 2010 11:55 PM
Chip Cravaack, Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota’s Eighth District, picked up an endorsement Thursday from Independence Party candidate Tim Olson.
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Pragmatism And Strategy The Mantra For Vermont Progressive Party
By on September 11, 2010 11:28 PM
Vermont Public Radio has an excellent radio interview on the continued role of the Progressive Party in Vermont Politics. From the accompanying article:
One third of the Progressive Party’s legislative candidates are also running as Democrats this year.
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Larry Pratt to Address Third Southern National Congress
By RedPhillips on September 11, 2010 9:15 PM
The Southern Party of Georgia sends along this press release from the Southern National Congress. Gun Owners of America Director Larry Pratt will be the keynote speaker at the Third Southern National Congress this November in Dickson, Tennessee:
Floyd, Virginia – Thomas Moore, Chairman of the Southern National Congress, announced today that Mr.…
Gayle McLaughlin re-election bid update
By Ross Levin on September 11, 2010 2:03 PM
Gayle McLaughlin is the mayor of Richmond, California, a city of over 100,000 and the largest one in the United States to have a Green Party mayor. …
Michael Cavlan, running for Congress in Minnesota, endorsed by Ralph Nader
By Ross Levin on September 11, 2010 12:24 PM
The following is a press release from the Michael Cavlan for Congress campaign. He is running as an independent in Minnesota’s 5th district.
We are proud to announce the endorsement of Michael Cavlan’s candidacy for the U.S.
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