In his column in The Lantern, the Ohio State University newspaper, Travis Schulze offers a brief survey of alternative presidential candidates running this year. Schulze leads with Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin, whose “campaign centers on a return to the Constitution.…
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Independent candidate switches to LP in Maryland
By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:30 PM
Gary Hoover, a used car dealer running for Congress in Maryland’s Sixth District, has switched from an independent candidacy to a Libertarian bid. According to the AP, “Hoover says he contacted the Libertarian Party about his candidacy because he agrees with the party on many issues, including withdrawal from Iraq, opposition to the Patriot Act and smaller government.…
Greens to protest Bush today
By PJO on May 30, 2008 9:26 PM
South Carolina Green Party members are among those planning protests at Furman University on Saturday afternoon when President Bush comes to deliver the commencement address.…
Communist Party official on ‘Christian Talk & Teaching’ radio station
By Fred Church Ortiz on May 30, 2008 8:43 PM
John Bachtell, Illinois district organizer and National Board member of the Communist Party USA, was recently a guest on The Sandy Rios Show on Chicago’s WYLL radio station.…
Gregory praises Cynthia McKinney
By Administrative Team on May 30, 2008 8:37 PM
After offering “unsolicited advice” to Bob Barr, LRC blogger and Denver convention speaker Anthony Gregory posted some kind words about Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney.…
Anthony Gregory’s advice for Bob Barr
By Administrative Team on May 30, 2008 8:06 PM
Anthony Gregory, of LRC, has the following advice for Libertarian Bob Barr:
Instead of semi-running on your Congressional career, renounce it all but completely. An ad from your Congressional campaign several years ago boasts of all the “vital” legislation you helped enact, including the renaming of the National Airport after Ronald Reagan.
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Rumor: McCain to seek Independence Party ballot line in NY
By Administrative Team on May 30, 2008 7:07 PM
According to an anonymous third-party expert, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is in talks with Frank McKay, the chairman of the Independence Party of New York, to receive the Independence Party ballot line.…
Illinois Constitution Party must re-start the petition process due to bad date
By Austin Cassidy on May 30, 2008 6:13 PM
It seems that the Constitution Party of Illinois had a pretty big foul up recently. Chairman Randy Stufflebeam reported to members that petitions they’ve been circulating for several weeks had an invalid date on them and cannot be used toward the party’s goal of collecting 25,000 signatures by June 23.…
Nader to appear on C-SPAN 2 tonight
By Austin Cassidy on May 30, 2008 6:08 PM
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will take part in a forum put on by the Close-up Foundation. It will be broadcast this evening on C-SPAN 2 at 7pm.…