Alan Augustson started out running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination. He participated in several online debates and was active in the blogosphere. Then last summer, he suspended his presidential campaign and announced he would instead be running for Congress against Democrat Rahm Emanuel.…
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American Whig Party cross-nominates Barr
By PJO on June 1, 2008 4:24 AM
On its website, the American Whig Party says it “is proud to nominate the great American populist and libertarian, the Honorable former Congressman from Georgia, Bob Barr for President!”…
‘Billionaire’s Guide to the Candidates’: Ralph Nader
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 12:57 AM
From Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008:
Unreasonable Man Ralph Nader makes it easy. Sure, he’s owned corporate stock, dissed the Green Party, and been accused of “spoiling” the election chances of Democrats paddling towards the callow middle — but what can he do for the Billionaires?
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McKinney thanks anti-‘star wars’ hunger strikers
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 12:26 AM
This Cynthia McKinney media release was brought to our attention by the excellent Green Party Watch:
From Cynthia McKinney:
Statement on Hunger Strike to Oppose U.S.…
Clinton’s brother could vote for Barr
By PJO on May 31, 2008 11:39 PM
The Los Angeles Times says in a blog post that Hillary Clinton’s brother Tony, “a self-described ‘yellow dog Democrat all my life,’ is unsure who he would support in November if Clinton is not the party’s standard bearer.…
More from the New York Times
By PJO on May 31, 2008 10:45 PM
The Sunday New York Times has a feature on the Libertarian Party and its national ticket, saying “some libertarians, feeling a little heady after their party’s national convention last weekend, are making a bold claim: this is the year their voting bloc will hold some serious sway in American politics.”…
Colorado writers assess Denver LP convention
By PJO on May 31, 2008 10:20 PM
In Saturday’s Rocky Mountain News, Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute chided Colorado’s print media for largely ignoring the Libertarian National Convention in Denver. Kopel says the Rocky Mountain News “did not even have a story about the Libertarian Party presidential nomination on its Web site by 9 p.m.…
Freedom Socialist Party will not run candidates this year
By PJO on May 31, 2008 9:46 PM
The Freedom Socialist Party activist Henry Noble tells IPR that his party is “not running candidates this year. We are urging voters to choose socialists, though.”…
The Other McCain: Barr to appear on Glenn Beck ‘this coming week’
By Administrative Team on May 31, 2008 7:00 PM
In an article entitled MSM idiocy on Ron Paul and Bob Barr, Bob Barr supporter Robert Stacy McCain (The Other McCain) says that Bob Barr will appear on Glenn Beck’s “CNN show” “this coming week.”…