August 1, 2026
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The Libertarian Party of North Carolina is now a legally recognized political party according to State Elections Director Gary Bartlett…
The Libertarians have been a party in North Carolina before, but lost their status due to stringent ballot access laws that require party candidates to attract a certain number of votes.
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As we’re fast approaching the kick-off the Libertarian convention in Denver, I decided to take a final look around at the candidates and their websites. Many are now linking to their respective Facebook and MySpace profiles, so I decided to click through to each of those and count up who has the most friends.…
Bob Barr recently distributed this e-mail to supporters:
Dear Friend:
I’m in Denver, it’s late, and I am just re-reading Russ Verney’s memo sent to you the day before yesterday.…
James Leroy Wilson of Downsize DC thinks he knows what it is. From Wilson’s personal blog, Independent Country:
The Libertarian Party’s problem is that it focuses most where voters focus least: ideology and economics.
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The former fundraising director of the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign Committee, Jonathan Bydlak, says that Richard Viguerie sought to sell his services to Paul in exchange for a “huge cut” of Paul’s prodigious campaign cash.…
The Libertarian National Convention kicks off tomorrow in Denver, and by the end of the day Sunday, the LP will have its nominee. LewRockwell.com columnist James Ostrowski hopes that nominee will be Ron Paul.…
Yesterday, we reported that Wayne Allyn Root would be participating in a live chat on Rocky Mountain News. Apparently, his appearance garnered so much attention that he temporarily crashed the site’s server.…
This local story seems to be a bit of a smear piece.
Selectman Brendan Kelly has been rounding up signatures for Libertarian candidates in the November elections and apparently gathering unwanted hacker attention on his Web site, www.brendankellylpnh.com
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Yesterday, Wayne Allyn Root, Mike Gravel, and Bob Barr participated in a forum moderated by Dave Weigel, associate editor of Reason. The American Spectator reports.…