On its website, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, “itself fighting to obtain ballot status for presidential candidate Gloria La Riva in a number of U.S.…
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PSL candidates protest Saddleback Forum
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 22, 2008 7:52 PM
Tennessee voters may have eight presidential options
By PJO on August 22, 2008 1:28 AM
Tennessee voters “may have as many as eight candidates to choose from on the November presidential ballot” following Thursday’s petitioning deadline, the Tennessean reports. Libertarian Bob Barr and independent Ralph Nader qualified for the ballot earlier this summer, and Green Cynthia McKinney “has petitioned, but her signatures have not yet been certified.”…
Judge orders Socialist Party USA ticket placed on Ohio ballot
By PJO on August 22, 2008 12:57 AM
The Socialist Party USA ticket said in a news release that its Brian Moore-Stewart Alexander ticket will be the first Socialist ticket to appear on the ballot in Ohio since 1932.…
La Riva talks South Ossetia on Russia Today
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 20, 2008 5:59 PM
Party for Socialism and Liberation presidential nominee Gloria La Riva has been interviewed by Russia Today, in a piece that contrasts the socialist’s analysis of the South Ossetian War with that of McCain, Obama, and the White House:
Another statement by La Riva, possibly from the same interview but not included in the final cut, can be found in a PSL News and Analysis piece entitled “Russia, Georgia, and independence in the age of imperialism“:
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Nader’s PFP Acceptance Speech is Online
By Ross Levin on August 19, 2008 9:56 AM
Earlier this month, Ralph Nader was nominated by the Peace and Freedom Party of California. That is how he achieved ballot access in California, and Nader will be on the Peace and Freedom Party ballot there, instead of being listed as an independent.…
Peace Party still has shot at Oregon ballot
By PJO on August 15, 2008 11:10 PM
The Oregonian‘s politics blog says the Peace Party, “which may be the vehicle for getting Ralph Nader on the ballot” in the state, came up “short about 2,500 valid signatures for qualifying.”…
Top 10 independent/third-party candidates of 2008: Bird, Pollina, Sheehan lead the way
By Administrative Team on August 15, 2008 5:22 PM
Earlier this week, IPR correspondent Trent Hill unveiled the first batch, #6-10, of IPR’s Top 10 third-party and independent candidates for the 2008 election season.…
Pollina’s independent switch could cost him
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 14, 2008 9:59 PM
PolitickerVT informs us that independent Vermont Gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina may have found himself facing a major campaign finance obstacle he was not expecting:
Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina’s campaign will review a hard copy of the Vermont pre-campaign finance reform law from 1997 tonight after learning several days ago from the secretary of state’s office it may have to return approximately $28,000 in campaign contributions due to his switch from the Progressive Party.
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