Public Policy Polling has been diligently including some third parties in their polling recently. In Arizona, Public Policy Polling ran a general election poll and included Libertarian Party nominee and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, who received 9%.…
Posts published in May 2012
Alan Pyeatt: California LP Considers Moving Office
By Jill Pyeatt on May 23, 2012 3:33 PM
This article was written for the purpose of publication here at IPR.
The California Libertarian Party’s Executive Committee is currently considering a proposal to move its state office from Los Angeles County to Sacramento.…
CNN Article on Americans Elect
By RedPhillips on May 22, 2012 2:48 PM
This article addresses in detail Americans Elect’s troubles specifically, and addresses challenges to third parties generally. Hat tip to Kevin Thompson.
The fledgling group’s inability to coalesce around a candidate points to the difficulty of breaking into a system heavily weighted to favor Republican and Democratic politicians — and the struggles of attracting mainstream candidates willing to forgo parties for an independent run.
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icPurple SuperPAC Looks to Spend Major Money Backing Viable Independent Candidates
By Trent Hill on May 22, 2012 2:48 PM
Ted Waitt is the founder of Gateway and a notable Independent who has created the icPurple SuperPAC in an effort to help fund Independent political campaigns which are winnable.…
Geoff Neale on the “Situation” with Michael Cloud
By Aaron Starr on May 22, 2012 2:07 AM
The email below is being shared with others at the request of Geoff Neale, Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC).
Here is the relevant background:
As a condition for being a scheduled speaker at a national convention, all speakers are required to agree to not seek or accept any position being selected by delegates at convention.…
WorldNetDaily Radio Interviews Constitution Party Presidential Candidate Virgil Goode
By Trent Hill on May 21, 2012 9:00 PM
Virgil Goode was today interviewed by WorldNetDaily radio concerning his presidential candidacy and his thoughts on President Obama. WorldNetDaily is one of the largest conservative news and opinion sites on the Internet.…
Gary Johnson Campaign Video: Peace Is Cheaper
By on May 21, 2012 8:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh4dU9QNPU8
The latest clip on youtube fro Gary Johnson, Libertarian for President, comes with the following description:
Republicans are Thelma. The Democrats are Louise. Together they are taking our nation over a cliff.…
Horner and Penny Editorial: Americans Should Do “Big Things”
By Trent Hill on May 21, 2012 8:47 PM
Tom Horner was the 2010 gubernatorial candidate of the Minnesota Independence Party, scoring 11.9% in that race. Tim Penny is a former Democratic Congressman and Independence Party candidate for Governor in 2002, when he received 16% of the vote.…
Michael Peroutka To Address Constitution Party of Mississippi Convention
By Trent Hill on May 21, 2012 8:39 PM
Michael Peroutka is one of a number of speakers who is slated to address the Constitution Party of Mississippi’s 2012 convention, which will be held in Tupelo, Mississippi, on June 1st and 2nd.…