The Free and Equal Elections Coalition (FREE) and the Columbia Political Union are pleased to announce that a Presidential debate will be held this coming Sunday, October 19th, 2008, on the campus of Columbia University.…
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Mike Gravel on CSpan, Google Video
By Ross Levin on October 15, 2008 4:30 PM
On Sunday, October 19th, at 4 AM EST, former Libertarian presidential candidate and Democratic Senator Mike Gravel will be appearing on CSpan 2. He will be on the show Book TV discussing his book The Kingmakers, and will appear with his co-author David Eisenbach.…
What happened to ‘Independents Day?’ asks author and radio host Michael Medved
By Ross Levin on October 15, 2008 4:02 PM
Writing for an Ohio newspaper, Michael Medved asked the question, “Why the Third Party Bust in 2008?” His answer is a combination of reasons: Democratic and Republican primary contestors who zapped the excitement from third parties, major party candidates who are marketed toward “cantankerous independents,” and more.…
Socialist Party USA candidate for president on FOX News
By Ross Levin on October 14, 2008 10:22 PM
Earlier today, October 14th, Socialist Party USA presidential candidate Brian Moore went on Neil Cavuto’s FOX News show. The interview can be viewed below.
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Boston Tea Party candidate Charles Jay tonight on Restore the Republic Radio
By VTV on October 14, 2008 7:37 PM
Tonight at 8PM ET on Restore the Republic Radio Boston Tea Party candidate Charles Jay will be on to discuss his candidacy for president. You can tune in at http://rtrradio.com/.…
John Murphy endorsed by Howard Zinn, ‘sabotaged’ by DOT official
By Ross Levin on October 14, 2008 7:03 PM
In a series of press releases, John Murphy – an independent running for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 16th District – has announced some good news and the bad news.…
Cindy Sheehan challenges Nancy Pelosi – and two other opponents – to debate
By Ross Levin on October 14, 2008 6:10 PM
From Marketwatch.com:
Cindy Sheehan, candidate for Congress, has gone public with her challenge to debate Nancy Pelosi in the race for San Francisco’s 8th Congressional District.…
My presidential vote total predictions
By PJO on October 14, 2008 2:05 AM
I am heading out of town for a while, so I figured I’d go ahead and give my guess about the vote totals for alternative party presidential candidates to leave you with something to talk about.…
Libertarian Jones running for Montana governor
By PJO on October 14, 2008 1:51 AM
Montana’s Missoulian reports on Libertarian Stan Jones‘s third run for governor of that state. Jones has also run twice for U.S. Senate, and “usually draws 7,500 to 10,500 votes in general elections, good for 2 percent to 3 percent of the total, after raising little or no money.”…