Correction: It appears that Lew Rockwell got this one wrong. George Phillies is “continuing” his presidential campaign, but only out of necessity. In some states in which petitioners worked to get the LP presidential ticket on the ballot, a candidate’s name had to be listed.…
Independent Political Report
Sheehan secures San Francisco GP endorsement
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 21, 2008 1:48 PM
Wikinews reports than peace activist and independent congressional Cindy Sheehan has secured the endorsement of the San Francisco Green Party in her quest to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from California’s 8th district:
Sheehan answered a wide variety of questions helping to overcome a common perception that she is a one-issue candidate.
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Mystery Greens make late entry into Florida legislative races
By PJO on June 21, 2008 5:34 AM
Florida’s Herald Tribune writes about three “mystery candidates” who filed for Florida legislative races “in the last hours before Friday’s noon deadline.” The three “entered three of the most heated races in the state for incumbents,” and the “suspicion among some Tallahassee folks is that the candidates representing the left-leaning party were entered by Republicans solely to siphon off a few votes from the Democrats.”…
Independence Party considers options in Minnesota’s Sixth District
By PJO on June 21, 2008 5:32 AM
Minnesota’s St. Cloud Times reports Independence Party members will decide today whether to run a candidate for the state’s Sixth U.S. House District or cross-endorse Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg.…
Novak and Carney: ‘McCain’s Libertarian problem’
By Thomas L. Knapp on June 20, 2008 12:49 PM
From this week’s Evans-Novak Political Report:
The key question on the libertarian side of the ledger will be the strength of former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr, the Libertarian nominee.
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Latest Barr/Root campaign video
By PJO on June 20, 2008 2:24 AM
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Root fills in Reason’s Weigel on campaign
By PJO on June 20, 2008 2:22 AM
In a post Thursday evening, Dave Weigel wrote at Reason Hit & Run that Libertarian vice presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root “e-mailed me to explain what he’s up to.…
Paul: No endorsement before Minneapolis convention
By PJO on June 20, 2008 1:35 AM
Asked on CNN Headline News’s Glenn Beck about the possibility of endorsing Libertarian Bob Barr for president, Rep. Ron Paul said, “I have not made that decision as of now, no.…
Sheehan condemns Pelosi on ‘blank check for war’
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 19, 2008 11:38 PM
In a message sent to supporters tonight, independent Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan slammed her opponent, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, over the passing of the latest war-funding bill.…