UPDATE: Johnson has told a reporter that this is something he’s looking at and that he will be in New York tomorrow to do “as many media appearances as they can wind me up and send me in that direction.”…
Posts published in December 2011
Lee Wrights: Video Op Ed “A Declaration of Peace”
By Brian Irving on December 14, 2011 9:53 AM
BURNET, Texas (Dec. 15) – In his second video op ed, R. Lee Wrights says his first act as president will be to issue “A Declaration of Peace.”…
Former Senator Bob Smith Endorses Newt Gingrich
By RedPhillips on December 14, 2011 12:59 AM
This is news because Bob Smith once left the Republican Party and flirted with the Constitution Party. I believe he twice flirted with the CP as a potential Presidential candidate.…
Bob Barr Endorsed Newt Gingrich
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 3:32 PM
Bob Barr was the Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 2008, having recently switched from the GOP. It was recently rumored that he was considering a Republican run for Congress in Georgia, but this still came as quite a shock.…
California: Green and AIP Team Up For Legalization of Marijuana
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 3:12 PM
It is not very often that you see a member of the Green Party partner with a member of a far-right party like the American Independent Party in government.…
John DeTar, IAP Leader in Nevada, Passes Away
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 5:42 AM
John DeTar helped to co-found the Independent American Party in 1968 as a vehicle for the candidacy of then-Governor George Wallace. He was the founder of the Reno chapter of the John Birch Society and a fixture in right-wing politics in Nevada for decades.…
Justice Party Announces Formation, Launches Website, and Forms Steering Committee
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 4:07 AM
The Justice Party is the new party formed by former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson. Today Rocky Anderson and other prominent members held a press conference to announce the formation of the party.…
Americans Elect to Run Candidates for Down Ballot Offices in 2014
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 3:12 AM
Richard Winger has a report about Americans Elect and an interview their CEO Peter Ackerman gave to radio talk show host Frank Morano. Winger correctly points out the most interesting part of the interview concerns Americans Elect’s future plans for elections.…
Gary Johnson Says Libertarian Party is Most in Tune with American Electorate
By Trent Hill on December 13, 2011 3:07 AM
Former New Mexico Governor and current GOP Presidential candidate Gary Johnson was interviewed recently by AllVoices.com. During the course of the internet, Governor Johnson hinted at where his candidacy might be headed in the coming weeks.…