Oregon’s Portland Tribune surveys the third-party field in the state’s open-seat Fifth U.S. House district race:
“The Libertarian Party nominated Steve Milligan, operations manager for an herbal manufacturer.…
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Bob Barr, Ralph Nader dominate online coverage of alternative candidates
By Administrative Team on June 11, 2008 12:47 AM
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.…
Eugene Puryear: Why the ruling class chose Obama
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 10, 2008 2:43 PM
An article by Eugene Puryear, the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s nominee for the Vice Presidency, was published today criticizing Barack Obama as a supporter of “the basic tenets of the capitalist establishment,” and taking the Democratic presumptive to task for his stance on issues dear to the Left (and others):
He has gone out of his way to support the overall foreign policies of imperialism.
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La Riva/Puryear: Abolish NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, WTO, IMF, World Bank
By Administrative Team on June 10, 2008 1:50 AM
Gloria La Riva and Eugene Puryear are the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s nominees for president and vice president, respectively. The ticket’s take on neoliberal “free trade” agreements is something most members of the Constitution, Green, and Libertarian parties can agree with: They’re against them.…
Working Families Party strong in Brooklyn district
By Administrative Team on June 10, 2008 12:53 AM
New York is one of the few states in the Union that allow electoral fusion. This process allows multiple parties to endorse a single candidate, with the candidate’s name thereby appearing multiple times on the ballot.…
Stewart Alexander calls for ethanol production cut
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 9, 2008 12:43 PM
Socialist Party Vice-Presidential nominee and Peace and Freedom VP hopeful Stewart Alexander published a short article on Bay Area Indymedia today criticizing Congress’s ethanol production targets for 2022 as “direct competition with the food supply.”…
Barack Obama to make history as third-party candidate?
By Administrative Team on June 8, 2008 9:29 AM
The state of South Carolina utilizes “fusion” for all offices. This allows the same candidate to be listed as the nominee for multiple parties, with the resulting votes totaled into one sum.…
A look at the Minnesota U.S. Senate race
By Administrative Team on June 6, 2008 2:26 PM
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.…
Peace and Freedom voters denied partisan ballots
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 4, 2008 6:22 PM
In an article that refers to the incident as a “snafu,” it is reported that several members of the Peace and Freedom Party were denied the correct party ballots in yesterday’s California statewide primary:
In at least three counties in California, Peace and Freedom Party registrants were denied ballots for their party and told to use non-partisan ballots instead, said Debra Reiger, State Chair of Peace and Freedom Party.
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