Trevor Lyman at Liberty Crier:
… Read more ...Gary Johnson needs a well produced video that includes his responses to last night’s debate questions.
With a re-cut version of the debates in hand, and with the help of the campaign, we could embark on a “liberty-movement-wide” PR blitz, telling all our friends and family that there is in fact a viable alternative to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, and that Gary Johnson should be included in the debates!
Free and Equal, the group that originally planned to have an alternative Presidential debate in New York City on October 19, has now confirmed Ralph Nader and Chuck Baldwin for a debate on October 23 in DC.
… Read more ...Contact: Christina Tobin, 312-320-4101
This morning, Christina Tobin, Director of Free and Equal, announced an Independent/Third Party Presidential Debate, which will take place on Thursday evening at 9:00pm EST on October 23 in Washington DC at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel.
The following press release was sent to IPR from Free and Equal
… Read more ...Free & Equal Elections Coalition
230 E. Ohio St., Ste. 212
Chicago, IL 60611Attn: Politics Editors, Campaign 2008 Editors, National Editor
Third Party Presidential Debate to Take Place on Thursday, October 23rd
Contact: Christina Tobin, 312-320-4101
The Independent/Third Party Presidential Debate to have been held in New York at Columbia University on Sunday Oct.
UPDATE @ 1706 Central Time
We received another call from Christopher Thrasher, quoted in the story below. There will not be a debate at Columbia University, and he is no longer with Free and Equal. He will be releasing a statement and providing details later.
An NY Times article quoted at
Free and Equal indicates that
… Read more ...Ralph Nader, who is on the ballot in 45 states as an independent candidate, has indicated he will show up (at the Free and Equal debate).
Ballot Access News reports
… Read more ...The proposed Baldwin-McKinney-Nader debate that had been planned for Sunday evening, October 19, is very unlikely to happen. It seems that none of the candidates who were originally invited (including Bob Barr, and on a theoretical basis, the major party nominees) had really committed and really wanted to participate.
The hours are ticking down if you want to pledge your support to Thirdpartyticket.com. If 10,000 pledges are made by October 10th, the same man who planned the Ron Paul moneybombs will host a debate for all candidates for president on enough ballots to win the Electoral College. Right now there are just over 8,800 pledges.… Read more ...
Trevor Lyman’s http://thirdpartyticket.com has released this new video. ThirdPartyTicket now has over 30,00 visitors and almost 7,500 pledges out of 10,000 needed to stage a more inclusive Presidential debate in New York City. They are trying to collect the remaining pledges by November 8. Lyman previously staged “money” bombs which collected $6 million and $4 million for Ron Paul per day.… Read more ...
From the Salt Blog
… Read more ...The third party presidential candidates are escalating their campaigns to fight exclusion and garner mainstream attention. A common thread within these candidates is their opposition to the Wall Street bailout package.
Ralph Nader, Independent candidate, has been particularly busy. Before the debate, supporters were encouraged to “hack†the debate with online comments questioning Nader’s exclusion.
Independent candidate Ralph Nader has endorsed Trevor Lyman’s proposed alternative debate, joining Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin:
… Read more ...Trevor Lyman is the man who organized the Ron Paul money bombs.
One Lyman money bomb raised $4 million in one day.
Another raised $6 million in one day.
Now, Lyman is at it again.
An email to Chuck Baldwin‘s supporters:
… Read more ...Dear Baldwin Supporter,
Did watching the first  Obama/ McCain presidential debate leave you wondering how Americans could possibly choose either one of these die-hard socialists?If you’re like millions of Americans who realize ‘the fix is in’ on limiting the debates to the 2 evils we’re told we have to choose between…well, now’s your chance to force the issue and tell mainstream media: ‘Your monopoly has just been broken… our candidate will get to debate and here’s how: http://www.thirdpartyticket.com/
Trevor Lyman is more than half way towards his goal of raising 10,000 pledges to stage a debate with all the candidates who are on enough state ballots to have a mathematical chance of winning the election. Lyman is previously known for organizing Ron Paul’s money bombs. Currently, ThirdPartyTicket.com lists the number of people who have pledged to help fund the proposed alternative debate as follows:
9/29/08 – 5,782 pledges
9/28/08 – 4,695 pleges
9/27/08 – 702 pledges
Lyman proposes to hold the debate at a yet to be announced location in New York City.… Read more ...
Trevor Lyman, the man who organized the Ron Paul moneybombs, is trying to organize a debate for all of the presidential candidates who will appear on enough ballots to win. Ralph Nader, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, Barack Obama, and John McCain will all be invited.… Read more ...