Category: Third Party & Independents

The following is a statement from Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis:
November 14, 2008
Contact: Andrew Davis
E-mail: andrew.davis@lp.org
Phone: 202-731-0002
Businessmen are Bad for Capitalism, Says Libertarian Party
CEOs and Government Assistance Stand in the Way of Economic Turnaround
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “CEOs and government ‘altruism’ are standing in the way of effective economic turnaround,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew […]

Reason magazine’s David Weigel gets ambigious answers when he asks Jesse Benton, press secretary for Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty, whether The Man will make another run for the presidency:
“He hasn’t closed out the idea of another run,” said Benton today. “We have some time to decide whether he runs again, or whether he gets […]

The following is a statement by Green Party officials and functionaries:
Greens to Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente: Thank you
Dear Cynthia McKinney, Rosa Clemente, Lucy Grider-Bradley, John Judge and the 2008 Power to the People Campaign…
We are delegates and alternates of the Green National Committee of the Green Party of the United States as well as […]

The following is a statement by James N. Clymer, National Chairman of the Constitution Party:
The Constitution Party Makes Inroads
by James N. Clymer
Constitution Party National Chairman
Or… There’s More Than One Way To Skin A Career Politician!
Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin and his running mate Darrell Castle wound up with close to 179,000 votes, showing […]

The following is an announcement from the Constitution Party’s website:
CONSTITUTION PARTY NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA
How does Orlando, Florida in December sound?
Take a break, bring the family, and come to the National Committee meeting in Orlando on December 12 and 13. Meet Constitution Party leaders from around the country, listen in […]

The Washington Post’s Reliable Source blog has some fun with Ralph Nader for suggesting that third-party candidates should be invited to President Obama’s inauguration:
The sometimes cantankerous outsider has sent an open letter to Barack Obama asking that third-party candidates—the Libertarian Party’s Bob Barr, the Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin and the Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney—be included […]