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Politico.com covers Krikorian, other potential ‘spoilers’

By Ross Levin on September 27, 2008 12:40 PM

In an article entitled “Spoiler Alert: Independents may Rock the Races,” Politico.com‘s Josh Kraushaar wrote about a range of relatively popular independent or third party candidates and their potential impact on the upcoming election. David Krikorian, an independent running for Congress in Ohio’s 2nd district, was the focus of the article.Â… Read more ...

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Top 10 independent/third-party candidates of 2008: Bird, Pollina, Sheehan lead the way

By G.E. on August 15, 2008 5:22 PM

Earlier this week, IPR correspondent Trent Hill unveiled the first batch, #6-10, of IPR’s Top 10 third-party and independent candidates for the 2008 election season. Today, we bring you #s 1-5.

5.) State Rep. Michael Jackson scored 43% of the vote in a head-to-head primary runoff against Democrat Don Cazayoux in Louisiana’s 6th district.… Read more ...

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Louisiana state representative runs for Congress as independent

By PJO on July 12, 2008 2:52 AM

The Hill reports Louisiana Democratic state representative Michael Jackson, who challenged Democratic Rep. Don Cazayoux for renomination in Louisiana’s Sixth U.S. House District, has qualified to run for the seat as an independent. Jackson, who is black, “took 43 percent of the vote against Cazayoux in the one-third black district.”… Read more ...

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