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Posts published in October 2016

HBO’s Oliver: “Choose the Least of Four Evils”

By Joseph Buchman, PhD on October 17, 2016 2:12 PM

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After brief mentions of Jim Hedges of the Prohibition Party, Dan Vacek of the Legal Marijuana Now Party, and write-in Independent candidate Joe Exotic, HBO’s John Oliver offers a cutting explication of the positions articulated (and in Dr.…

Interview with America’s Party Presidential Candidate Tom Hoefling

By Peter B. Gemma on October 17, 2016 11:25 AM

By Peter B. Gemma

5391f20d0ddd8-preview-620Tom Hoefling of Iowa is the presidential nominee of America’s Party, and was its standard bearer in 2012. Hoefling ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for a seat in the Iowa House in 1998, and was a GOP candidate for Governor in the 2014 Iowa Republican primary where he received 26,300 votes, about 17 percent, against Terry Branstad the five-term incumbent Governor.…

Augustus Sol Invictus Launches Website

By William Saturn on October 16, 2016 2:26 AM

Originally published at The Saturnalian

Invictus War Room

Former Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Augustus Sol Invictus, chairman of the Orange County, Florida Libertarian Party, launched a new website today at 12:23 am EDT, the precise moment at which the Moon became full over Invictus’ hometown of Orlando.…

Johnson Campaign Video: Where Bernie Sanders And Gary Johnson Agree

By Mr. Brown on October 14, 2016 4:23 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuCqhNWcOW0

Accompanying press release:

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“BERNIE WAS RIGHT,” GOV. GARY JOHNSON SAYS IN NEW WEB VIDEO

Oct. 14, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT — In a video released today, Governor Gary Johnson, Libertarian nominee for President, appeals directly to young voters and independents who supported Sen.…

Fivethirtyeight.com: How Evan McMullin Could Win Utah And The Presidency

By Mr. Brown on October 13, 2016 10:50 PM

Benjamin Morris at fivethirtyeight.com:

With the election only weeks away, Hillary Clinton appears to have the lead and the momentum. As of this writing, the FiveThirtyEight polls-only forecast gives her around an 87 percent chance of winning — up from around 55 percent in late September – and that may not have fully absorbed the fallout of Trump’s lewd video, debatable debate performance or the daily deluge of fresh scandal jeopardizing his candidacy.…