Ron Paul and Chuck Baldwin will be addressing the John Birch Society at it’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Appleton, Wisconsin. Also attending will be Aaron Zelman, Larry Pratt, Oklahoma State Senator Randy Brogdon, Arizona State Senator Karen Johnson, and Utah Representative Stephen Sandstrom–all of whom are friendly towards the Constitution Party.…
Independent Political Report
McKinney announces lead with ‘clear majority’
By Gregg Jocoy on June 2, 2008 6:38 PM
Cynthia McKinney media release:
Cynthia McKinney Takes Lead with Clear Majority of Delegates As Green Party Heads to Chicago Presidential Nominating Convention
[Washington, DC] Recently released preliminary results show that Cynthia McKinney has taken a clear lead in the delegate count for the upcoming Presidential Nominating Convention of the Green Party of the United States, scheduled for Chicago, from July 10th – 13th.…
Barr fundraising tops $200,000
By Austin Cassidy on June 2, 2008 6:07 PM
The Barr for President campaign’s website reports that they have raised $201,279 thus far. This is fairly impressive as they were showing only around $185,000 when I looked earlier in the day.…
Cato: Barr ‘not libertarian’ on trade
By Administrative Team on June 2, 2008 5:12 PM
Brought to IPR’s attention by our own Trent Hill, Cato’s @ Liberty blog posted a story detailing Bob Barr’s record on trade back on May 14.…
NC Poll: Barr at 6%, Munger 4%
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 2, 2008 4:28 PM
Public Policy Polling has released their latest telephone poll of North Carolina voters today, including Bob Barr against both Clinton/McCain and Obama/McCain matchups, and Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Michael Munger against his major-party opponents.…
Barr condemns ‘socialized’ re-insurance; demands executive accountability
By Administrative Team on June 2, 2008 3:41 PM
In a pair of press releases issued today, Libertarian presidential hopeful Bob Barr condemns a plan to subsidize insurance for natural-disaster prone areas and sticks up for former White House spokesman Scott McClellan in calling for an accountable executive branch.…
Independent Murphy opposes farm bill
By Administrative Team on June 2, 2008 3:22 PM
John Murphy, an independent for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 16th district, has issued a statement condeming the 2008 farm bill, which he says “gives factory farms the elevator” while “family farms get the shaft.”…
Bob Barr stands up to white nationalists
By Administrative Team on June 2, 2008 3:15 PM
Ron Paul’s libertarian presidential run within the GOP was plagued by “white nationalist” supporters. Paul refused to return a donation from Stormfront webmaster Don Black, and a county coordinator of his Michigan campaign was later discovered to be a KKK and Christian Identity member.…
Barr makes pitch for LP donations
By Austin Cassidy on June 2, 2008 2:57 PM
The Barr for President campaign may see a little spike in fundraising as the Libertarian Party distrubuted a letter “from the desk of Bob Barr” that lays out how Barr plans to get ballot access.…