In his Greensboro News-Record column, Edward Cone offers “an update on Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Mike Munger, described last year in this column as ‘maybe too sane for high office’: North Carolinians put the Libertarian Party on the ballot for November, but Munger still is excluded from the gubernatorial debates.…
Posts tagged as “North Carolina”
Libertarian Cole polling six percent in N.C. Senate race
By PJO on July 19, 2008 2:03 AM
A poll taken for incumbent Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina shows Libertarian challenger Chris Cole running at six percent. Dole leads Democrat Kay Hagan 51% to 36%, with seven percent undecided.…
NC Greens face short deadline
By Gregg Jocoy on July 18, 2008 11:17 PM
The North Carolina Green Party learned today that they face a shorter deadline than they had expected to file paperwork to secure a spot for Cynthia McKinney as a write-in candidate.…
NC Libertarian for U.S. Senate speaks out on Fannie/Freddie bailout proposals
By Administrative Team on July 18, 2008 2:24 PM
Chris Cole, Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, issued the following statement in response to the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac meltdown and calls from Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians (Bob Barr and the Cato Institute) to bail out the GSEs:
“I am a collector of antique American currency.…
Steve Newton: North Carolina ballot access and party registration = Demopublican fascism
By paulie on July 1, 2008 10:32 AM
The following is posted on Last Free Voice by ElfNinosMom; the author is Steve Newton.
These same types of major party shenanigans to marginalize independents and smaller parties even after they overcome massive ballot access hurdles take place in states all over the country.…
Who are all the Libertarian candidates?
By paulie on July 1, 2008 10:24 AM
And where are they listed?
LP.org is not much help.
A few are here. Many more are not.
NC sent us a list (below). How about the other states?…
Libertarian Munger seeks access to N.C. debates
By PJO on June 18, 2008 6:22 PM
North Carolina’s Greensboro News and Record profiles Libertarian gubernatorial nominee Michael Munger under the headline “N.C. Libertarian Runs For Serious Attention.” The newspaper says “at least one upcoming debate will exclude him while other hosts are having to be reminded that North Carolina officially has three parties.”…
NC Poll: Barr at 6%, Munger 4%
By Fred Church Ortiz on June 2, 2008 4:28 PM
Public Policy Polling has released their latest telephone poll of North Carolina voters today, including Bob Barr against both Clinton/McCain and Obama/McCain matchups, and Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Michael Munger against his major-party opponents.…
Judge upholds ballot-access restrictions in NC
By Administrative Team on May 28, 2008 1:28 PM
From the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, as reported by IPR member libertypoint:
RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge ruled May 27 that “there is no fundamental right for a voter to vote for the party of their choice†and threw out the state Libertarian Party’s challenge to North Carolina’s elections laws.…