Thompson to Consider Presidential Bid?

Thompson to Consider Presidential Bid?

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

Eric Dondero reports on his site that Ed Thompson would “consider” a 2008 Presidential campaign. Not sure if this means anything or is just talk at this stage, but still certainly interesting to think about.

From the Mainstream Libertarian…

Elected Libertarian Town Councilman and former Tomah, Wisconsin Mayor Ed Thompson said …

Assorted Polling Numbers…

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

The results of a few recent polls worth taking note of…

>> Conn. US Senate:
Lieberman (Independent) – 49%
Lamont (Dem) – 39%
Schlesinger (Rep) – 5%
(source)

>> Virginia US Senate:
Allen (Rep) – 49%
Webb (Dem) – 44%
Parker (Ind. Green) – 2%
(source)

>> Maryland US Senate:
Cardin (Dem) – 47%
Steele (Rep) – 46%
Zeese (Green) – …

Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know All About Me

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

Hello, folks. As you quite likely noticed, Austin recently invited me to become a legit contributor to TPW and I happily accepted. Long a fan of Austin’s site, I was pretty flattered to receive the invite. Many of you probably recall reading through my thorough (verbose) coverage …

Austin’s Campaign Update

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

I’ve been a little swamped lately with campaign stuff and other unrelated activities, but I’m going to try and be more active in keeping this site updated as we approach November.

I figured I’d start off today with a little update on my own campaign. This doesn’t have anything to …

Horn Not Making Big Effort in Michigan

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

David Horn isn’t running a particularly serious campaign this year, but at least he’s got a good reason.

Horn is a computer programmer and the Constitution Party’s candidate for Congress in Michigan CD-7. This is his second run for the seat as he was also the party’s nominee in 2004.

His …

Arizona LP Write-In Controversy

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

I don’t feel all that great about the fact that it’s so easy to lose and find votes like this. Obviously elections and voting counting are a 100% exact science, but it would be nice if it wasn’t quite so easy for votes to fall through the cracks.

From Ballot …

Joe Magyer Joins TPW Team!

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

Georgia Libertarian, founder of The American Politic, and all-around good guy Joe Magyer is going to become a Contributing Writer for Third Party Watch. You may well remember Joe from his adventures at the LP National Convention in Portland earlier this year. If not, check out …

The Badnarik Campaign…

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

[NOTE: Sorry for the lack of updates in the last few days, I’ve been fighting off a really bad cold and haven’t felt much like writing.]

Michael Badnarik’s Congressional campaign has drawn much praise and criticism over the past few months, mostly on blogs in the Libertarian and third party …

Vermont Libertarians Lose Ballot Spots

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

A real disappointment for the Libertarian Party of Vermont as they failed to file their paperwork on time and have lost their place on the ballot for their very promising slate of state legislative candidates.

From Ballot Access News…

The Libertarian Party of Vermont nominated nine candidates on September 13, 2006. Seven …

Friedman In Trouble for “Racist” Remark

Continue Reading September 30th, 2006

From the Associated Press…

Gubernatorial candidate and professional wiseacre Kinky Friedman was accused Wednesday of making another racially offensive remark _ this time in a year-old interview in which he said sexual predators should be thrown in prison and forced to “listen to a Negro talking to himself.”

The independent candidate already …