Jesse Ventura

Can Tancredo Pull a Lieberman?

By Jordan Willow Evans on September 14, 2010 2:39 PM

For Independent candidacies seriously looking to win a major race with three candidates, there are generally two paths to victory.

Path 1: The Jesse Ventura model.…

Libertarian Wrestler Glenn ‘Kane’ Jacobs On Not Sending ‘Fascist Thug’ Sheriff Arpaio a Donation

By Jordan Willow Evans on September 4, 2010 9:49 PM

Via LRC blog

Writes Glenn Jacobs:

I received a solicitation for a donation to Joe Arpaio’s campaign today. The letter chronicled Arpaio’s battles with illegal immigrants, Mexican drug cartels, and “open-border” leftists.

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Minnesota Independence Party Gubernatorial Candidate at 13% in Poll

By Jordan Willow Evans on August 31, 2010 3:16 PM

Ballot Access News:

On August 31, the MPR News-Humphrey Institute released a poll for the Minnesota gubernatorial race. It shows: Republican Tom Emmer 34%; Democratic-Farmer-Labor Mark Dayton 34%, Independence Party Tom Horner 13%, undecided or other 19%.…

Reform Party of New Jersey Holds 1st Convention, Nominates Mark Quick For Congress

By Jordan Willow Evans on August 30, 2010 5:44 PM

Emailed to [email protected]:

On August 14th, 2010, delegates of the Reform Party of New Jersey gathered in Piscataway for the party’s first convention in over a decade.…

The Eternal Debate on Debates

By on August 15, 2010 3:52 AM

From the Topeka Capital-Journal:

Ken Cannon and Andrew Gray endorse third-party candidate participation in Kansas gubernatorial debates.
It is more than philosophical. It is personal.
Gray is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for governor, while Cannon carries the banner of the Reform Party on the November ballot.

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Bill Hillsman, famous for his Jesse Ventura ads, rumored to be working with Ill. Green gov. candidate

By Ross Levin on June 17, 2010 10:18 AM

In a rumor that seems to have started at the Democratic blog MyDD, famous adman Bill Hillsman – who was one of the factors in Jesse Ventura’s third party victory in Minnesota and is said to be one of the best advertisers of all time – is said to be working for Rich Whitney’s Green campaign for governor in Illinois. …

MPR Interviews Three Independence Party Candidates for Governor

By d.eris on May 4, 2010 6:43 PM

From Minnesota Public Radio:

The Independence Party has played a critical role in the last three elections for governor of Minnesota. In 1998, Jesse Ventura came from nowhere to win the corner office.

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Jesse Ventura on Bill Maher: ‘I refuse to vote Democrat or Republican’

By Ross Levin on April 17, 2010 1:45 PM

Last night former Independence Party Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura made an appearance on Bill Maher’s show Real Time, which airs on HBO. They talked about many topics, including Ventura’s refusal to support the two party system, electing independents, and “alternative voting,” which is more commonly known as instant runoff voting or ranked choice voting (they described it somewhat inaccurately, so go here for more info).…

Liberty Maven: ‘Ron Paul w/ Jesse Ventura on CNN’s Libertarian Larry King Live’

By IPR Contributor on April 10, 2010 2:34 PM

Posted by Marc Gallagher at libertymaven.com. Note for IPR: Jesse Ventura was elected and served as a Reform Party Governor of Minnesota, and Ron Paul was the Libertarian Party’s Presidential nominee in 1988.…

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