From the Huffington Post:
That’s the main reason why I think Nader shouldn’t run again in 2012; it would only get liberals riled up, impeding the more important task of making the Obama presidency less dreadful.
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Posts published in “Year: 2010”
Recent news from Rhode Island’s Moderate Party
By Ross Levin on November 29, 2010 7:49 PM
Various news about the Rhode Island Moderate Party since the election:
Most recently, the party’s chairman Robert Corrente stepped down from that position so that Ken Block, who had resigned while he ran for governor, could take over.…
Poll: Bloomberg candidacy would aid Obama in 2012
By Gene Berkman on November 29, 2010 7:34 PM
The Hill.com reports:
If New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) decided to wage an independent bid for president in 2012, he would end up aiding President Obama’s reelection prospects, according to a new poll out Monday. …
Wyoming Third Parties Show Growth, Discord
By on November 29, 2010 7:24 PM
Third party candidates often do well in areas where one major party is substantially weaker than its rival. One can list numerous examples of this phenomenom: Minneapolis, San Francisco, parts of Massachusetts, rural Nevada, and Rhode Island among others.…
Supreme Court to review Ariz. campaign finance law
By Gene Berkman on November 29, 2010 3:58 PM
The Associated Press reports:
Less than a year after removing most limits on election spending by corporations and organized labor, the Supreme Court is signaling trouble for another campaign law that aims to curtail the political power of big money.…
Alden Link Resigns MLP Membership In Protest
By Mike Theodore on November 28, 2010 4:27 PM
According to the blog of Dr. Tom Stevens:
On November 23, 2010, Alden Link, the Libertarian Party’s Candidate for Lt. Governor of New York State in 2010, resigned his membership in the Manhattan Libertarian Party in protest to the way it and the New York Libertarian Party has treated Libertarian Party of Queens County members Sam Sloan and Dr.
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Libertarian Presidential Convention Will be May 4-6, 2012, in Las Vegas
By Aaron Starr on November 28, 2010 2:26 PM
Ballot Access News reports:
The Libertarian Party 2012 presidential convention will be in Las Vegas, May 4-6, 2012. This is the earliest the Libertarian presidential convention has been since the 1992 presidential election, when the national convention was in September 1991.
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Libertarian John Jay Myers: ‘The Forest, the Trees, and the TSA’
By Ross Levin on November 28, 2010 11:22 AM
Originally posted on LewRockwell.com, by John Jay Myers:
With all the naked viewing and groping going on, I wonder if this is the United States of America or the back room of an adult video store.…
After losing third party run, Tancredo calls for Republican unity
By Gene Berkman on November 27, 2010 8:19 PM
Sara Jerome @ The Hill reports:
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) wants moderate Republicans and conservatives in Colorado to meet so they can come together to prevent divides that could lead to election losses.…
Bronx Greens: Green Party teachers to apply for Cathie Black’s position at Hearst Magazines
By Kimberly Wilder on November 27, 2010 7:41 PM
posted at The Green Light
Green Party Teachers to Apply for Cathie Black’s Position as Chair of Hearst Magazines
November 27, 2010
Greens Oppose Black’s Nomination, Launches Campaign to Restore Community Control of Schools
What: Teachers to Apply for Cathie Black’s job at Heart Magazine; Greens Launch Campaign to Restore Community Control of Public Education
Who: Green Party, teachers and ex-teachers and their supporters
When: Tuesday, November 30th, 11:00 am
Where: In front of Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th St.
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