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More states elected independents to state legislatures this year than in any previous year in at least sixty years

Ballot Access News reports:

Thanks very much to Morgan Daybell for helping me find instances at which independent legislators were elected or re-elected last week. It appears that independents were elected to state legislators in 2010 in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Vermont.

American Conservative Party: ‘Now What?-the ACP in 2011’

Forwarded to IPR by Don Lake:

Last night was a fantastic night for America.

Record turnouts all over the country…a decided swing from the Progressive Democrats in the direction of the (mostly) Progressive Republicans.…

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky: ‘GOP in Louisville Chooses Party Over People’

INDEPENDENCE, Ky. – The Libertarian Party of Kentucky (LPKY) is outraged that the Republican Party has decided to try to sue Ed Martin, the legitimate LPKY-endorsed candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, off the ballot, contrary to their deceptive statements about welcoming Ed Martin to the race.…

Libertarian Party Chairman Pushes For Change In County Government

Ken Moellman is the Libertarian Party of Kentucky Chairman, as well as a frequent commenter here at Independent Political Report. This blog post from Cincinatti.com reports that Moellman is part of an effort to change the county government in Campbell County, Kentucky.…

Rand Paul distances himself from Libertarian Party

By ROGER ALFORD (Associated Press) –

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Rand Paul said Tuesday he differs with the Libertarian Party by opposing abortion and supporting judicious overseas troop deployment, distancing himself from the party his father once represented in a presidential election.…

Rand Paul, son of Ron Paul, wins KY Republican Senate primary

With over 84 percent of voting precincts reporting, Rand Paul has won the Republican primary in Kentucky for US Senate.  His father, Ron Paul, is a US Representative and was the Libertarian Party’s 1988 presidential nominee (Rand worked for this campaign, and is therefore at least aware of, if not sympathetic to, the legal hardships which third parties face). …