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Rich Whitney, despite polling over 10 percent this year and in the actual 2006 election, left out of Ill. gov. debate

By Ross Levin on September 29, 2010 2:22 PM

Some news on the situation from Green Party Watch and others.

CHICAGO (AP) – The Green Party’s candidate for governor isn’t happy that he’s being excluded from a debate in Chicago.

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Breaking news: Green governor candidate Jill Stein qualifies for public matching funds [upated]

By Ross Levin on September 24, 2010 3:07 PM

Although neither the Stein campaign nor the media have yet reported on it, her Green-Rainbow campaign for governor has apparently met the requirements for getting matching public funding from the state. …

Snitker accuses Rubio of cowardice in new video

By on September 21, 2010 6:54 PM

Sent to [email protected], Sept. 20:

In a video released today on YouTube.com, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker accuses Republican challenger Marco Rubio of being afraid to face him.…

Broadcasters exclude Libertarian from U.S. Senate candidate debate

By on September 21, 2010 6:11 PM

by Brian Irving

After participating in the first two U.S. Senate candidate debates, Libertarian Mike Beitler is being snubbed by the N.C. Association of Broadcasters for the debates they are sponsoring in October 11 and 23.…

Mass. gubernatorial debate to include Green Jill Stein and be broadcast nationally on CNN tonight

By Ross Levin on September 21, 2010 4:27 PM

The debates will also include independent Tim Cahill. From the Stein campaign:

Watch Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor, Dr. Jill Stein, join her 3 opponents in the Boston Media Consortium’s first major debate.

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Green candidate for US Senate in Illinois LeAlan Jones interviewed on ABC7 Chicago

By Ross Levin on September 16, 2010 4:32 PM

The following video was sent out in an email to supporters, along with a fundraising message that appears below:

We are so close to the debates, we can feel it.

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Shirley Kressel, writing in MA: ‘Media should not edit our democratic process’

By Ross Levin on September 12, 2010 12:00 PM

The following opinion piece – the full thing can be read here – comes from the South End News and discusses how the Green-Rainbow (the Massachusetts affiliate of the Green Party) candidate for governor, Jill Stein, has been excluded from debates. …

Free and Equal: ‘California Candidate Debates Exclude Alternative Voices’

By Ross Levin on September 7, 2010 3:31 PM

Sent to [email protected]:

MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary’s College of California hosted the first U.S. senatorial candidate debate, Wednesday, September 1, which included incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, but excluded the remaining six alternative candidates.…

Candidates Resort to Increasingly Drastic Measures in Fight for Open Debates

By on August 27, 2010 11:47 AM

Damon Eris at Poli-Tea:

There are a variety of means by which the Democratic and Republican parties ensure the reproduction of their joint misrule despite the fact that dwindling numbers of Americans are willing to support them in their efforts.…

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