In Minnesota, Independence Party U.S. Senate nominee Dean Barkley has climbed to 13 percent in the latest Minneapolis Star Tribune poll. Incumbent Republican Norm Coleman is at 41 percent, and Democrat Al Franken 37 percent.…
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Barkley could be key in race for Senate seat he once held
By PJO on September 11, 2008 6:27 AM
The Wall Street Journal‘s “Washington Wire” blog says Dean Barkley, “a bus driver, former U.S. senator and major X-factor in the race,” could swing the Minnesota U.S.…
Coleman wants Independence candidate in debates
By PJO on September 6, 2008 7:18 AM
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is calling for four debates between himself, Democrat Al Franken, and the Independence Party nominee in the Minnesota U.S.…
Photos from the Rally for the Republic
By Fred Church Ortiz on September 4, 2008 7:16 PM
IPR was on the scene at this past Tuesday’s Rally for the Republic, keeping tabs on third party activity as Libertarians, Constitutionalists and Ron Paul Republicans collided just 10 miles from the scene of a more subdued major party political gathering.…
Ventura says he’ll run for president in 2012 if support is there
By Administrative Team on September 2, 2008 6:14 PM
Speaking at today’s Rally for the Republic, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura said he would run for president in 2012 if he saw “action, not words” from the revolutionaries in attendance.…
Seven seek Minnesota Independence Party U.S. Senate nomination
By PJO on August 31, 2008 4:54 AM
Minnesota’s Bemidji Pioneer reports on the Independence Party U.S. Senate primary in Minnesota, where seven candidates — Kurt Anderson, Dean Barkley, Bill Dahn, Darryl Stanton, Jack Uldrich, Doug Williams, and Stephen Williams — will face off on September 9.…
Barkley throws his hat into the ring
By Austin Cassidy on July 15, 2008 7:55 PM
Former U.S. Senator Dean Barkley (I-MN) has decided that he will seek to take back his seat from Norm Coleman. Barkley had been aggressively working to convince Jesse Ventura to run, but with Ventura’s announcement that he won’t be a candidate Barkley is jumping in.…
Dean Barkley talks about a possible Ventura for Senate campaign
By Austin Cassidy on July 14, 2008 6:51 PM
Former U.S. Senator Dean Barkley (I-MN) sat down to talk with a reporter from MinnPost.com about what would be involved if Jesse Ventura takes the plunge and announced a run for Norm Coleman’s Senate seat.…
Ventura will reveal Senate decision next week
By Administrative Team on July 9, 2008 1:02 PM
Even though the Independence Party of Minnesota has endorsed Stephen Williams for U.S. Senate, that doesn’t mean that former governor Jesse Ventura is out of the race.…