Political activist Chief Wana Dubie, who ran for the Missouri state legislature as a Libertarian in 1994 and 2006 but whose 2008 gubernatorial bid was rejected by the party, announced Wednesday that he will run for U.S.…
Posts published in July 2015
Portland, Maine Green Party City Council members retiring
The Portland Press-Herald reports that the two Green Party members of the Portland, Maine City Council, Kevin Donoghue and David Marshall, will not seek re-election this year.…
Gary Johnson: Trump appeals to “racist” voters, “I don’t want to have anything to do with it”
A teaser excerpt of Gary Johnson’s interview with Nick Gillespie at FreedomFest has been published by reason.tv, with the full interview to follow tomorrow.
In the clip, the 2012 Libertarian nominee and likely 2016 candidate blasts Donald Trump’s views on immigration as being racist and hypocritical, and also predicts that most Americans will reject a Republican Party whose image is defined by candidates like Trump.…
Stein: “Women’s voices need to be represented” in presidential race
In an interview with Refinery29, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein addressed what has become a regular theme in her recent interviews: the fact that there are female candidates for the Democratic, Green, and Republican nominations in 2016.…
Libertarians certified as “new political party” in Arkansas
KUAR in Arkansas reports on its website that the Libertarian Party of Arkansas has been “been officially recognized by Arkansas as a ‘new’ political party” for “the third consecutive cycle.”…
Wisconsin Libertarians respond to Scott Walker announcement

via LPWI.org:
Scott Walker has officially joined the race for President.
We’re often asked to give a Libertarian assessment of the Governor, from those outside of Wisconsin wondering if he lives up to the hype as a small-government, free-market, fiscal conservative.…
Bustle: Stein the candidate we “should be” talking about
The online women’s magazine Bustle calls Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein “the 2016 candidate we’re not talking about — but should be,” saying that Stein “has pledged to eliminate poverty, bring full employment, and create an easy path to citizenship for immigrants,” and “believes in heath care as a right with Medicare for everyone, protection of human rights, and electoral reforms.”…
LP’s Sarwark calls out Trump on eminent domain at FreedomFest
In a brief video posted on the party’s official Facebook page, Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark says he was in line to ask Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump a question at FreedomFest in Las Vegas but was unable to do so.…
Buchanan-Trump Embrace Recalls 2000 Reform Party Race
In 1999, Saturday Night Live parodied the battle between paleoconservative icon Pat Buchanan and entrepreneur Donald Trump for control of Ross Perot’s Reform Party. Social issues dominated the debate as Trump and Buchanan both sought the party’s presidential nomination. …
