Anonymous sources from inside the Baldwin campaign say that the famed “Ron Paul billionaire” — whose existence was confirmed by Stephen Gordon Ron Paul’s spokesman and grandson-in-law, Jesse Benton (correction) — is in negotiations to get behind Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin.…
Independent Political Report
‘No real upheaval’ in Baldwin campaign
By Administrative Team on June 6, 2008 6:59 PM
Third Party Watch reports potential “upheaval” within the Baldwin campaign. Our sources indicate that the “upheaval” consists of one individual — Tyler Simms — a Ron Paul grassroots organizer who has allegedly been upset with the alleged “micromanagement” of and “unilateral decisions” made by Baldwin campaign manager Anita Andrews.…
Boston Tea Party founder on the party’s history
By Administrative Team on June 6, 2008 6:41 PM
Amid the controversy and turmoil surrounding the nascent Boston Tea Party, party founder Tom Knapp has published Part 1 of a “brief history” of the BTP at Last Free Voice.…
Baldwin rescheduled to appear on Revolution Broadcasting
By Administrative Team on June 6, 2008 6:36 PM
Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin was scheduled to be interviewed on Revolution Broadcasting last night, however, he was unable to appear due to the fact he had lost his voice on the campaign trail.…
Boston Tea Party: ‘About to implode’
By Administrative Team on June 6, 2008 3:56 PM
At least one Boston Tea Party state affiliate has already imploded amid an erupting controversy at the nascent party’s Web site.
BTP founder and possible VP nominee Tom Knapp has suspended party vice-chair Dr.…
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.…
Bob Barr: Don’t wreck the economy in the name of the environment
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 6, 2008 12:13 PM
Three days ago, the Libertarian Party published a press release condemning the then pending Lieberman-Warner Senate bill, in which LP Media Coordinator Andrew Davis denounced the bill as an absurd attempt to micromanage the environment.…
Supporter pens letter to ‘President Keyes’
By PJO on June 6, 2008 10:30 AM
On Alan Keyes’s Renew America website, regular contributor Tom Kovach publishes a lengthy fictional letter to President Keyes dated January 21, 2009. The lengthy message says blacks, Jewish voters, pro-life Libertarians, and military veterans were key to Keyes’s election as president.…
Prohibition Party’s Amondson interviewed
By PJO on June 6, 2008 10:25 AM
Wikinews today has an interview with Prohibition Party presidential nominee Gene Amondson, “a preacher, artist, and prohibition activist.” Asked why he wants to be president, Amondson said, “With one out of nine blacks between 20 and 34 in prison, prohibition will come again for the fourth time.”…