Minnesota Independence Party U.S. Senate nominee Dean Barkley “began airing his first — and likely only — TV ad of the campaign Thursday,” the AP reports.…
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Minnesota Senate hopeful Barkley’s ex-wife plans to vote for him
By PJO on October 26, 2008 6:32 PM
The Minneapolis Star Tribune profiles ex-senator Dean Barkley of Minnesota, who is seeking to return to the U.S. Senate as the Independence Party candidate. The newspaper says Barkley “drew support from 18 percent of likely voters in the most recent Star Tribune Minnesota Poll — making him a force that matters in the Senate race and eliciting the sincerest form of flattery from his opponents.…
No endorsement from Minnesota Independence Party
By paulie on October 25, 2008 7:29 PM
From the Associated Press
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. – Minnesota’s Independence Party reviewed the presidential candidates Saturday and found all of them wanting.
Chairman Craig Swaggert said the 70 delegates and 30 observers decided there wasn’t anyone who quite matched up with the party’s positions, although each of them had some similar positions on the issues.…
Barkley at 15-16% in two Minnesota U.S. Senate polls
By PJO on October 25, 2008 12:16 AM
A St. Cloud State University poll on the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, conducted October 14-22 (+/- 4.6%), shows Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley at 16%. Republican incumbent Norm Coleman is at 36%, and Democrat Al Franken 27%.…
Green Party Watch expands on list of ‘campaigns to watch’
By paulie on October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
Expanding on the list of top campaigns to watch sent out by the Green Party US national office yesterday, Green Party Watch is compiling a larger list of their most active and interesting campaigns.…
Independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader hopes to set a new world record for campaign stops in one day
By paulie on October 21, 2008 3:51 PM
The Nader campaign blog reports
Ralph Nader will be running the Massachusetts Marathon.
And we’re hoping to put Ralph in the record books for most campaign stops in one day.
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Minnesota Public Radio profiles alternative U.S. Senate hopefuls
By PJO on October 14, 2008 1:47 AM
Minnesota Public Radio broadcast profiles of Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Charles Aldrich and Constitution Party candidate James Niemackl:
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Barkley polling 14 to 19 percent in Minnesota U.S. Senate race
By PJO on October 10, 2008 2:44 AM
Two recent Minnesota Public Radio/Humphrey Institute polls on the Minnesota U.S. Senate race both find Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley at 14 percent, while a Survey USA poll has Barkley at 19 percent and a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota Poll had Barkley at 18 percent.…
Roll Call: Barkley ‘has a chance to get elected’ in Minnesota
By PJO on October 7, 2008 5:08 PM
The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call reports, “It appears that former Minnesota Sen. Dean Barkley (I) has a chance to get elected to the Senate on the Independence Party ticket in November — or at least drastically affect the results of one of the most hotly contested races in the country.…