The Boston Tea Party‘s online convention has begun the balloting process for determining its presidential and vice-presidential nominees. For president, Charles Jay and Robert Milnes are running.…
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New Baldwin Video: Land of the Free
By Trent Hill on June 15, 2008 12:30 PM
The newest video from the Chuck Baldwin for President campaign has been placed onto youtube. It is entitled “Land of the Free” which seems to be one of the main themes of Baldwin’s campaign, though it hasn’t “officially” launched yet.…
Photos from the Texas LP convention
By Austin Cassidy on June 15, 2008 11:53 AM
Here are a few photos from the Texas Libertarian Party convention going on right now in Houston. Presidential nominee Bob Barr spoke after being introduced by 2004 nominee Michael Badnarik.…
Texas Libertarians nominate Schick for Senate
By Austin Cassidy on June 15, 2008 11:22 AM
Yvonne Schick defeated Scott Jameson yesterday and won the Libertarian Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas. Joey Dauben of the Ellis County Press shared the following report from yesterday’s session of the LP’s Texas convention…
Yvonne Adams Schick was voted by Libertarian delegates as the U.S.
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New Nader video: ‘Nader takes NBA to court’
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 14, 2008 8:15 PM
In his latest video, Ralph Nader once again calls out NBA commissioner David Stern over the handling of the 2002 Western Conference Finals, and takes a jab at Barack Obama and John McCain’s PAC contributors for good measure:
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Jeremy Creamier: Libertarian for President, 2028?
By Administrative Team on June 14, 2008 1:50 PM
A young man named Jeremy Creamier is running for president as part of a high-school government class project. His campaign video, which credits Joe Buckley as producer, is worth watching.…
Independent presidential candidate Lundeen focuses on transportation
By PJO on June 14, 2008 2:00 AM
Ohio’s Portsmouth Daily Times profiles Dr. James Lundeen, who launched an independent bid for the White House on Thursday. Lundeen said, “I hope to present to the American public a very good solution to a combination of our current problems — including our economy, transportation and energy — and I plan to do this through a program to develop a comprehensive mass transportation system that services all Americans.”…
Nader camp hopes for access to debates
By PJO on June 14, 2008 1:53 AM
In his “Washington Whispers” column on the U.S. News and World Report website, Paul Bedard writes, “Ralph Nader’s bid to win the White House might not be as hopeless as people think.…
Newspaper lauds Colorado’s ‘pretty easy’ ballot access
By PJO on June 14, 2008 1:49 AM
In an editorial, Colorado’s Vail Daily News praises the state’s ballot access laws, saying the requirements are “pretty easy. Look at your ballot come November and you’ll see candidates from just about every group but the Tinfoil Hat party, and they may be running someone.…