Archive for 2012

FAMILY TIES: The Biggest Difference Between Gary Johnson and Ron Paul

FAMILY TIES: The Biggest Difference Between Gary Johnson and Ron Paul

What’s the biggest difference between Congressman Ron Paul and Governor Gary Johnson? It’s not ideological, although there are some key and important distinctions on their positions. The biggest difference is money.  How much they have and how they’ve spent it. For Gary Johnson, his whole […]

by · June 8, 2012 · 116 comments ·
Rand Paul Endorses Mitt Romney

Rand Paul Endorses Mitt Romney

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul officially endorsed Mitt Romney for President on the Hannity program on Fox News tonight. Immediately following the endorsement, Romney’s campaign issued a statement, saying: “I am honored to have earned the endorsement of Rand Paul. Senator Paul has been a leading […]

by · June 7, 2012 · 2 comments ·
Green Party Candidate Wins 19% in California Congressional Race

Green Party Candidate Wins 19% in California Congressional Race

Anthony Vieyra was the only non-Democrat on the ballot in Tuesday’s primary for the U.S. House District 35 seat, and it seems to have benefited his showing significantly. Despite having raised and spent less than $5,000 on his campaign, Vieyra won a surprising 19% in […]

by · June 7, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Bloomfield

Independent Bloomfield Makes Run-Off in California Top Two Primary

Congressman Henry Waxman, a 72 year old Democrat who has served in the U.S. House since 1975, will face an interest challenger in November. As results are being finalized from Tuesday’s open primary in California, it appears that millionaire businessman Bill Bloomfield will make the […]

by · June 6, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Stein Wins California Primary, Claims Green Nomination

Stein Wins California Primary, Claims Green Nomination

Coming off a key win in Tuesday’s California Green Party presidential primary, Jill Stein is declaring victory in her race against Roseanne Barr for the Green nomination.  The Green convention, where a candidate will be formally nominated, is scheduled to be held in Baltimore on […]

by · June 6, 2012 · 0 comments ·
TONIGHT: Seven Races to Watch

TONIGHT: Seven Races to Watch

Today voters in New Jersey, Wisconsin, California, South Dakota, Montana and Iowa will head to the polls.  The main event is certainly the Wisconsin recall election, where Governor Scott Walker is expected to face a stiff challenge and the vote counting could go late into […]

by · June 5, 2012 · 2 comments ·
California Democrats Have Three Write-in Options Against Obama

California Democrats Have Three Write-in Options Against Obama

California Democrats who head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in their state’s presidential primary will see only President Obama’s name listed on the ballot, along with a spot to write-in another option. It’s important that voters looking to register their displeasure with Obama […]

by · June 4, 2012 · 0 comments ·
Michigan’s Scotty Boman Captures Libertarian Nod for U.S. Senate

Michigan’s Scotty Boman Captures Libertarian Nod for U.S. Senate

Longtime party activist Scotty Boman of Detroit defeated Erwin Haas to capture the Libertarian Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate in Michigan. A physics and astronomy instructor who is certainly no stranger to third-party politics, Boman defeated Haas by a margin of 28 to 17 […]

by · June 4, 2012 · 2 comments ·
Texas Secretary of State Reports Highly Questionable Vote Totals in Democratic Primary

Texas Secretary of State Reports Highly Questionable Vote Totals in Democratic Primary

The results are mostly in from Tuesday’s primary in Texas, all but 4 precincts are reporting according to the Secretary of State, but something doesn’t look quite right. Suggesting either intentional manipulation or gross incompetence, the reported vote totals in many of the state’s smaller […]

by · May 31, 2012 · 7 comments ·
Roemer Suspends Campaign

Roemer Suspends Campaign

Former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer officially suspended his campaign for the White House today, ending a 17 month quest that had seen him shut out of every debate.  Barely registering in the Republican contest, Roemer went independent several months ago.  But the last straw, it […]

by · May 31, 2012 · 1 comment ·