I just received a phone call from R. Lee Wrights, who is en route home from the Libertarian National Committee meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly after adjournment of the LNC meeting today, he was informed that Libertarian Party founder David F.…
Posts published in “Year: 2010”
David Nolan – LP Founder – Passes Away
By Bruce Cohen on November 21, 2010 6:29 PM
Sources close to David Nolan tell IPR he passed away last night.
Mister Nolan is survived by his Wife Elizabeth. IPR does not have information about other famly members.…
Green Party lauds Pittsburgh City Council Decision to ban fracking in city limits
By Ross Levin on November 20, 2010 5:05 PM
A press release from the Green Party of Pennsylvania, which supports banning hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) for natural gas and organized statewide protests against the practice on Earth Day:
Last week, Pittsburgh City Council voted to ban hydrofracturing, or
“fracking” within city limits. …
Michael Bloomberg: Independent can’t win White House
By Gene Berkman on November 20, 2010 5:02 PM
Dan Hirschhorn @ Politico.com reports:
Michael Bloomberg says an unaffiliated candidate can’t win the presidency — a sign that the New York mayor might be leaning against an independent bid of his own.…
LNC Meeting Comment Thread (New Orleans, Nov. 20-21)
By Thomas L. Knapp on November 20, 2010 9:33 AM
The Libertarian National Committee meets this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana. Live video at Justin.tv/LNC7. Discuss.
NY Capitol News: Story about the Independence Party, and its chairman’s strategies
By Kimberly Wilder on November 20, 2010 8:17 AM
In New York, if you want to remain independent as a voter, you check the box on the voter registration form that says you do not wish to enroll in a party.…
Nader: TSA is delivering naked insecurity
By Kimberly Wilder on November 20, 2010 12:39 AM
Excerpt from an opinion piece published in USA Today, and sent out to Nader’s e-mail announcement list:
TSA is delivering naked insecurity
by Ralph Nader
To airline passengers: Get ready for naked insecurity.
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US News & World Reports blogger says that Murkowski’s win shows voters are ready for a “third way”
By Kimberly Wilder on November 19, 2010 9:45 PM
(excerpt from) U.S. News & World Reports blog
Murkowski’s Win Gives Hope for Third Party Solution
by Susan Milligan / November 19, 2010
…Winning an election as a major party nominee is surely satisfying; capturing the seat because tens of thousands of people made the effort to write in one’s name [as Senator Lisa Murkowski did] is exhilarating.
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Nov 2010 Elections: More states elected third party and independent nominees to office than any year since 1922
By Kimberly Wilder on November 19, 2010 9:29 PM
from Ballot Access News
More States Elected Non-Major Party Nominees to Federal and State Office in 2010 Than in Any Previous Year Since 1922
November 19th, 2010
In the November 2010 election, eleven states elected people to federal or state office who were not nominees of either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party.
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