Convening in a gilded ballroom in Chicago’s famous Hotel La Salle, more than 400 cheering delegates from thirty-two states enthusiastically nominated nationally-recognized economist Roger W. Babson of Massachusetts for the presidency on this day in 1940. The 65-year-old Babson, who was nominated without opposition, was […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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