While some are still holding out hope for a last minute court decision, most indications are that Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Party will not appear on the presidential ballot in Michigan this year.  The loss amounts to the only significant black-eye in an otherwise […]

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has posted a sample ballot on their website for the November general election. Of most interest is the full slate filed by the Reform Party of Mississippi, one of several independent fragments left-over from the Ross Perot founded Reform […]

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura was a guest on Larry King Now for the half-hour, talking about his new book and his general disgust with the two major parties. During the interview Ventura notes that he’s supporting and campaigning with Libertarian Gary Johnson, apparently even […]

On Saturday, Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson addressed the crowd at PAUL Fest, a gathering of Ron Paul supporters in advance of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Johnson delivered a rousing address to the 800 or so that were reported as in attendance for […]

The Peace and Freedom Party took a major step toward expanding beyond their California base on Saturday, nominating actress and activist Roseanne Barr for president.  Earlier this year Barr sought the Green Party’s presidential nomination, but was defeated by Dr. Jill Stein. This weekend’s victory […]

Wisconsin State Senator Tim Cullen has announced that he is breaking ties with the Democratic caucus, effectively making him an independent Democrat for the moment. Cullen believes he was treated with disrespect by Majority Leader Mark Miller, who failed to award Cullen a significant committee […]

Yesterday, Illinois election officials determined that the names of four presidential candidates will be removed from that state’s ballot due to a failure of the parties to collect sufficient petition signatures. The state requires minor party and independent candidates to file 25,000 valid petitions. Under […]

Former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, the Justice Party’s founder and presidential nominee, was a guest on Up with Chris Hayes on Saturday. Up, for anyone not familiar, is MSNBC’s weekend morning program. The motivation for Anderson’s invite seemed, primarily, to get someone on […]

Failing to secure enough delegates to capture the Green Party’s presidential nomination last weekend at the Green national convention in Baltimore, actress and activist Roseanne Barr decided not to make an appearance at the event. Instead, following the state-by-state balloting that lead to the nomination […]

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson will make a campaign swing through North Carolina over the weekend, scheduling a day of events in conjunction with the LP’s gubernatorial candidate Barbara Howe.  The pair will participate in a “Liberty 5K Fun Run” in the morning, then […]