As recently reported by IPR, Jesse Ventura is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate “in the not-too-distant future.” However, it is not entirely clear if Ventura would do so as a candidate for the Independence Party — or as an unaffiliated, independent candidate.…
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Prohibition Party’s Amondson interviewed
By PJO on June 6, 2008 10:25 AM
Wikinews today has an interview with Prohibition Party presidential nominee Gene Amondson, “a preacher, artist, and prohibition activist.” Asked why he wants to be president, Amondson said, “With one out of nine blacks between 20 and 34 in prison, prohibition will come again for the fourth time.”…
Jesse Ventura almost set to run
By Trent Hill on June 6, 2008 12:19 AM
Jesse Ventura, whom some have speculated might run for the open U.S. Senate in Minnesota under the Independence Party label, is rumored to be hedging closer to a run.…
American Independent Party convention
By Trent Hill on June 5, 2008 6:22 PM
The American Independent Party, which is the Constitution Party’s affilliate in California, will be holding its state convention soon. As many third-party aficionados know, the AIP-CA is currently in the middle of a struggle over who to nominate as it’s presidential candidate, Alan Keyes or Chuck Baldwin.…
Max Riekse for VP?
By Trent Hill on June 2, 2008 10:21 PM
Max Riekse, who ran for (and lost) the presidential and vice-presidential nominations of the Constitution Party, has now decided to join the New American Independent Party and has been selected as one of that party’s regional vice-presidential candidates.…
Independent American Party of Nevada gains registrations
By Trent Hill on June 2, 2008 9:52 PM
The Independent American Party of Nevada, the affilliate of the Constitution Party in that state, has experienced exponential growth, in terms of registrations and vote totals, over the past four years.…
American Whig Party cross-nominates Barr
By PJO on June 1, 2008 4:24 AM
On its website, the American Whig Party says it “is proud to nominate the great American populist and libertarian, the Honorable former Congressman from Georgia, Bob Barr for President!”…
College columnist surveys third-party candidates
By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:38 PM
In his column in The Lantern, the Ohio State University newspaper, Travis Schulze offers a brief survey of alternative presidential candidates running this year. Schulze leads with Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin, whose “campaign centers on a return to the Constitution.…
Rumor: McCain to seek Independence Party ballot line in NY
By Administrative Team on May 30, 2008 7:07 PM
According to an anonymous third-party expert, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is in talks with Frank McKay, the chairman of the Independence Party of New York, to receive the Independence Party ballot line.…