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April 13, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GARY JOHNSON WINS WASHINGTON STRAW POLL
Libertarian State Convention Delegates Award 80% of 2016 Ballots to Johnson Campaign
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson dominated the 2016 State Party straw poll, outperforming all other candidates combined by 4:1.…
(Monday, April 18, 2016) The Libertarian Party of Louisiana (LPL) held its state convention last weekend on Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th.
Elections were held for State Central Committee offices, Presidential Electors, and national convention delegates.…
Posted to Being Libertarian
April 17, 2016
With all the commotion regarding the 2016 Libertarian presidential race, there is one race that has seemingly taken a back seat in the Libertarian Party and that is the race for the national party Chair.…
Richard P. Burke is a well-known figure to those interested in the dispute over the recognized Libertarian Party affiliate in Oregon which is presently The Libertarian Party of Oregon, chaired by Lars Hebdor.…
From Green Party Watch:
Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant has launched an online petition urging Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is currently seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, to join Jill Stein on a Green Party ticket or to run as an independent.…
The PAC in Oregon identified as the Libertarian Party of Oregon published a recent notice concerning nominating conventions for the general election in November. A copy of this correspondence will be placed at the end of this article.…
Full disclosure: Andy Craig is involved with the Gary Johnson Campaign. This opinion piece is his alone and NOT a statement from the Johnson Campaign.
The Petersen and McAfee campaigns (which are now apparently the same thing?)…
By Adam Seaman (American Third Party Report, April 13th, 2016)
Interview with Royalist Party, USA Media Relations Committee Chairman Joshua S. A. Solomon
RPUSA: Before I begin, I would like to thank the American Third Party Report [ATPR] for contacting the Royalist Party, USA [RPSUA] to request an interview.…
This weekend, Louisiana and Wisconsin had their conventions, and this IPR editor was given their straw poll results as follows in the candidate order that they were reported to me (I added first names to the LA results):
Louisiana:
0- Austin Petersen
9- Gary Johnson
2- John McAfee
28- Darryl Perry
9- Jack Robinson
1- Rhett Smith
0- Thomas Clements
Wisconsin:
6- Gary Johnson
3- Undecided
2- John McAfee
1- Darryl Perry
1- Austin Petersen
4/18/16 Update: Andy Craig from Wisconsin provided the following clarification: The State Party did not conduct an official straw poll.…