Independent Political Report: Jon, first thanks for slowing down enough from your frantic pace of campaigning to talk with the Independent Political Report. Second, congrats on making ballot access in a very tough state.…
Posts published in July 2012
NC Libertarian Candidate for Governor polls 7 percent
By Joe Buchman on July 7, 2012 11:13 PM
A poll of 600 North Carolina adults released 5 July 2012 by the John W. Pope Civitas Institute with the headline “McCrory Lead Narrows with Libertarian in Poll” shows Libertarian Gubernatorial candidate Barbara Howe with 7 percent, Democratic candidate Walter Dalton with 44 percent, and Republican Pat McCrory with 46 percent. …
Pro-Marijuana Grassroots Party Nominates Presidential Ticket and Achieves Ballot Access
By William Saturn on July 7, 2012 5:34 PM
Richard Winger reports at Ballot Access News that the pro-marijuana Grassroots Party is on the ballot in Minnesota and has nominated Jim Carlson for president and George McMahon for vice president.…
Update on Other Green Party Presidential Candidates ahead of the National Convention
By William Saturn on July 7, 2012 2:58 AM
While physician Jill Stein is the presumptive Green Party presidential nominee after securing a total of 205 delegates with her victory in the California primary, four additional candidates with delegates that are still in the race hope to pull off an upset or claim the party’s vice-presidential nomination at the July 12-15 nominating convention in Baltimore. …
Lee Wrights: The Quiet War On Ballot Access
By Brian Irving on July 7, 2012 12:01 AM
by R. Lee Wrights
Not all of America’s wars are clear and visible. For decades establishment politicians have been waging a quiet, secret war most Americans don’t even realize is going on.…
Gallup Poll Includes Johnson, Stein, Goode
By Austin Battenberg on July 6, 2012 5:25 PM
A new national Gallup poll was released July 6th, and it included three additional candidates on top of President Barack Obama, and former Governor Mitt Romney.…
Jon Huntsman Will Not be Attending Republican Convention
By RedPhillips on July 6, 2012 3:29 PM
Jon Huntsman, who was discussed as a possible Americans Elect candidate, continues his move away from the GOP. He will not be attending this years Republican Convention.…
Libertarian Judge Jim Gray calls for polling equality
By Austin Battenberg on July 6, 2012 10:43 AM
Judge Jim Gray, the Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, sent out a letter to polling organizations urging them to include former Governor Gary Johnson to be included in the polls that determine who gets to be invited to the debates.…
Wayne Root on Defeat Barack Obama Telethon: Video and Reviews
By on July 6, 2012 6:05 AM
As scheduled, Wayne Root took part in a Defeat Obama telethon on July 3 which, before it even happened, led to a lot of controversy in LNC and IPR discussions.…