The Next-to-Next-to-Last Man Standing
Like the indefatigable Ron Paul of Texas, Fred Karger — the first openly gay candidate in history to seek the GOP presidential nomination — is still running hard, hoping for a modestly surprising showing in California’s June 5 primary. Karger, who has barely been a footnote in the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes, has been touring his native California [...]
Americans Elect Successfully Lands Oregon Ballot Line
Americans Elect announced today that it has achieved a line on the ballot in Oregon for its alternative presidential ticket in the general election this November. Last month, Americans Elect volunteers filed more than 35,000 signatures of registered Oregon voters in favor of more choices on the presidential ballot. “We are using technology to truly [...]
Why Dick Lugar Won’t Run as an Independent
Dick Lugar’s loss to a Tea Party backed challenger in yesterday’s Republican primary has many wondering if the six-term Senator is going to consider an attempt to hold onto his seat without the help of the GOP. By continuing his re-election bid as an independent, Lugar would be following in the footsteps of Alaska Senator [...]
Release Date Set for ‘Out of the Desert: The Libertarian Party at 40′
We can exclusively report that a release date has been set for Darcy G. Richardson’s latest book, Out of the Desert: The Libertarian Party at 40. The title will be available for sale on Amazon.com and at other retailers on July 4, 2012! Out of the Desert, we are told, provides a fascinating overview of [...]
Bob Barr on the Libertarian Party’s Nomination of Gary Johnson
Former Congressman and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr wrote an op-ed piece for the Daily Caller today praising the party’s selection of Gary Johnson and Jim Gray over the weekend. “The selection of former Republican New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as its presidential nominee, and former California Superior Court Judge Jim Gray as [...]
Former Libertarian Beitler Could Make Run-Off for North Carolina Secretary of State
In 2010, Michael Beitler was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. In that race he won 55,687 votes, or about 2%. Beitler is a business professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a business consultant, and the host of the “Free Markets” radio show. Since his last campaign, Beitler [...]
Jill Stein Looks Unstoppable Following a Trio of Weekend Victories
Jill Stein has now gone sixteen for sixteen in the Green Party presidential nominating contests. In three contests conducted over the weekend, Jill Stein won 10 of 10 delegates in Arkansas, 7 out of 13 in Maine, and 2 of 4 in Rhode Island. Of the 129 delegates allocated thus far, Stein has captured 96.5 [...]
Geoff Neale Elected Chairman of the Libertarian Party
Today Geoff Neale of Texas was elected Chairman for the National Libertarian Party at its nominating convention in Las Vegas. Geoff Neale, a software architect, also served as Chairman for the party from 2002 to 2004. He served five terms on the Libertarian National Committee and is a former Chairman for the Libertarian Party of Texas. [...]
Watch: Interviews From the Alternative Candidate Debate
YouTube video blogger Jeff4Justice visited the alternative candidates presidential debate hosted by The Maggie Phair Institute on April 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. Guests at the event included: Rocky Anderson (Justice Party); Roseanne Barr (Green Party); Stephen Durham (Freedom Socialist Party); Peta Lindsay (Socialism & Liberation Party); Kent Mesplay (Green Party); Jill Stein (Green [...]
Convention in Chaos: The Race for Libertarian Party Chairman Not Yet Resolved
The selection of Gary Johnson and Jim Gray as the Libertarian Party’s candidates for President and Vice-President dominated today’s C-SPAN coverage of the LP convention. However, once the cameras went off, that’s when things finally got interesting! Current party Chairman Mark Hinkle was facing a strong challenge from Vice-Chairman Mark Rutherford. After failing to get [...]
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