The mainstream media rarely give third-party and independent candidates a fair shake — hence the need for sites like IPR and Third Party Watch. But the new media — the online media — is supposed to give candidates and parties the coverage they deserve.…
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Video producer focuses on Greens
By Gregg Jocoy on June 10, 2008 7:47 PM
When Republicans and Democrats need professionally prepared video, they have any number of companies they can turn to. In more local races these candidates may have to turn to volunteers to create this sort of video.…
Bob Barr’s PAC gave $1k to Republican opponent of Libertarian Party chair
By Editorial Team on June 10, 2008 2:35 PM
According to Ballot Access News, Libertarian Party National Chairman Bill Redpath has submitted petitions with 16,000 signatures to run for U.S. Senate in Virgina. Ten thousand valid signatures are required to appear on the Virginia ballot.…
Four Illinois Greens removed from ballot
By Gregg Jocoy on June 9, 2008 9:44 PM
Richard Winger reports that four Greens have been removed from the November ballot by the State of Illinois. Ballot Access News They are Iain Abernathy in the 8th district, David Kalbfleisch in the 10th district, Robert Hill in the 14th district, and Troy Dennis in the 17th district.…
Cynthia McKinney on Barack Obama
By Gregg Jocoy on June 9, 2008 8:01 PM
The following is posted at McKinney’s campaign website.
Statement by Cynthia McKinney,
Power to the People Candidate for U.S. President, on the nomination of Barack Obama as the Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate in 2008
(statement issued June 9, 2008)
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, Hillary Clinton announced that her 2008 presidential bid is over, making Barack Obama the first-ever Black presidential nominee of a major party in the history of the United States.…
Augustson open to Green Party VP nomination
By Editorial Team on June 9, 2008 7:49 PM
Media release from Augustson for Congress:
Green Party Congressional Candidate Alan Augustson (IL, CD-05) would consider an offer to run as the party’s Vice Presidential nominee, according to a media release distributed by the Augustson campaign.…
Green National Committee
By Gregg Jocoy on June 8, 2008 8:09 PM
The Democrats and Republicans have their national committees, and so do smaller parties. Often we only see the headlines and don’t see what happened behind the scenes to make those headlines.…
McKinney endorsed by Black Agenda Report
By Gregg Jocoy on June 8, 2008 4:19 PM
In a radio commentary by Editor Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report endorses Cynthia McKinney for President. In the text accompanying the audio of the broadcast, BAR says:
Two candidates with almost identical positions on virtually every issue fight to exhaustion over non-substantial concerns for months, and will doubtless soon celebrate having achieved “unity.”
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Green Party Watch debuts radio show today at 3:00 p.m.
By Gregg Jocoy on June 8, 2008 9:23 AM
Three o’clock on a Sunday afternoon may not be political prime time, but that’s when Green Party Watch Radio hits the airwaves. Running a full fifteen minutes, the program was promoted over at Green Party Watch Friday, and Sunday of last week.…