On Monday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he was dropping out of the Democratic Party presidential primary and would instead continue his presidential run as an independent candidate.…
Posts published in October 2023
Analysis: What’s Next for the Green Party After Cornel West’s Departure?
Late last week, author and public intellectual Dr. Cornel West announced his departure from the Green Party and his decision to launch an independent presidential campaign “unaffiliated with any political party.”…
Reform Party Focuses on Rebranding and New Platform at Saturday Convention
The Reform Party meets in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today for its first in-person convention since the beginning of the pandemic. The convention’s theme is “Foundations For the Future,” and participation is open to both virtual attendees over Zoom and those who attend in person.…
Roger Stone: “RFK Jr. Going Independent; What’s the Fallout?”
In an email received on 5 Oct 2023 by IPR, former advisor to various presidential campaigns (including Nixon, Trump, and Gary Johnson) Roger Stone writes, in part:
“First let me say that contrary to the claims of many trolls on social media, I am neither a close friend or advisor to Robert Kennedy, nor did I (allegedly in combination with Steve Bannon!)
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Andrew Yang Discusses No Labels Presidential Nomination
Politico.com reports Andrew Yang’s claim that he has had talks with the No Labels movement about becoming their Presidential candidate. However, his candidacy would be somewhat tentative, in that Yang says that he would not run if he thought it would increase the likelihood that Trump would win the election.…
Justin Amash Nixes Presidential Run
Amash Will Not Run As a Libertarian
Libertarian Pragmatists, posting on X, have captured a statement reportedly by Justin Amash.
According to them, Amash discussed his presidential candidacy thoughts:
I continue to get asked whether I intend to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for President in 2024.
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A Derivative Lawsuit?
Kevin Gaughen has posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘I am gauging interest‘ and poses a question:
“Should Libertarian Party members file a derivative lawsuit against the Libertarian National Committee for the purpose of removing malfeasant, Mises-installed board members and regaining control of the party?
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Libertarian National Committee Debates Broad Policy Outcomes
LNC Debates Basic Policy
Recently, the LNC has debated recent outcomes of the new board’s policies. The starting point was one of LNC Regional Representative Mark Tuniewicz’s uncommon posts on Facebook, which follows:
To provide some clarity….most
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Cornel West Shifts from Green Party to Launch Independent Presidential Campaign
In an email sent to supporters on Thursday afternoon, author and 2024 hopeful Dr. Cornel West announced his departure from the Green Party and his decision to launch an independent presidential campaign “unaffiliated with any political party.”…









