There are 126 delegates representing 37 states and 403 votes. (Editor’s Note: these numbers have been corrected) (If I’m not mistaken the state chair gets to vote for all the unaccounted for delegate slots from his state.)…
Posts published in April 2012
C Michael Pickens: What Happened to American Freedom?
By Jill Pyeatt on April 20, 2012 1:04 AM
Published in the Nor-Cal Paper April 17, 2012
You can find the article here
You can find the article here
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis,shrink from the service of their country.”…
Correspondence Between Member of Credentialing Committee for Libertarian National Convention and Chair of One of the Oregon Groups
By Jill Pyeatt on April 20, 2012 12:36 AM
Here is some correspondence between Emily Salvette, member of the Libertarian National Committee’s credentialing committee and Wes Wagner, the chair of one of the two groups hoping to be recognized as the correct Libertarian Party of Oregon at the convention.
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Constitution Party Presidential Candidates Answer Extensive Questionaires
By Trent Hill on April 19, 2012 8:35 PM
There are five presidential candidates vying for the nomination of the Constitution Party. Each of them answered a questionnaire which was put out by the Constitution Party of Indiana a couple of months ago.…
Liberty Candidates 2012 Endorses: R. Lee Wrights
By Brian Irving on April 19, 2012 6:14 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
19 April 2012
Liberty Candidates 2012 Endorses: R. Lee Wrights who is running for President of the United States
Liberty-Candidates.org enthusiastically welcomes R.…
Social Security Again a Contentious Issue for Constitution Party Platform Committee
By RedPhillips on April 19, 2012 12:33 PM
According to our source, the Constitution Party Platform Committee debated the addition of a three page plank regarding Social Security. The plank would have replaced the current platform language which calls Social Security unconstitutional with a complex plan to ensure that SS remains viable.…
Constitution Party Platform Committee Retains Controversial Preamble
By RedPhillips on April 19, 2012 12:16 PM
According to our source at the Constitution Party Convention, the CP Platform Committee has voted to retain the controversial preamble language that mentions Jesus Christ specifically.…
Green Party of New York Sees Many Candidates File for U.S. Congress
By Trent Hill on April 19, 2012 4:27 AM
The Green Party of New York has traditionally struggled to maintain ballot access, so it is not surprising to see the party or its members take advantage of the ballot access they retained in order to run many candidates.…
Jill Stein Says She Was Recruited to Run For President in Alternet Interview
By Trent Hill on April 19, 2012 3:51 AM
Jill Stein, one of the presidential candidates working to earn the nomination of the Green Party, gave an interview with Alternet recently in which she was asked about how she got into the race, about her opponent Roseanne Barr, about the nomination process, and a number of other topics.…