For Immediate Release Friday, August 29, 2008 In the discussion about Sen. John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, it should be noted that the Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Tonie Nathan was the first woman ever to receive an electoral vote. In 1972, Roger MacBride, a Republican elector from Virginia, […]
A text message arrived at my phone this morning announced that Democratic Senator Barack Obama had selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. I looked at it, said, "No surprise there," and went back to sleep.
Are you aware that to get our Presidential Candidate, Bob Barr, into the debates, we need to be polling at 15% or higher? Perhaps you saw our urgent email about this? According to a new Zogby poll, 55 percent of likely voters want Libertarian candidate Bob Barr included in the presidential debates!
In its blog, "Countdown to Crawford: The Last Days of the Bush Administration," the LA Times details a recent press release issued by the Libertarian Party.
Where does your candidate stand? Do you know where your candidate stands on the important issues in this upcoming election? Did you know that John McCain stands for an expensive cap and trade program in his war against global warming? Did you know that Barack Obama wants huge tax increases on oil companies, which will […]
Recently, LP presidential candidate Bob Barr testified at a congressional hearing about the separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Calling for "a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and bal
For Immediate Release Sunday, July 27, 2008 Appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Bob Barr called for ‘a thorough inquiry into the Bush administration’s attack on the Constitution’s system of separation of powers and checks and balances.’ He explained: ‘It is axiomatic that no matter how much power government has, it always wants more.” “While […]
It’s been more than 36 hours since my plane landed in West Virginia and I began volunteering with the Barr campaign’s ballot access drive. Though coming to the end of my second day, it’s already been an interesting experience in a state traditionally dominated by Democrats and with a history that makes its residents wary […]
From the Libertarian Party: Dear Fellow Libertarian: Eight States. Eight Days. Eighty thousand dollars. That’s our goal for the next eight days as we face tough deadlines in eight states across the nation, and we’re $80,000 short of what we need to finish the ballot access drives in these states. We’re putting out an urgent […]
For those that have been following the LP’s ballot access journey for 2008, the goal has been 48 states–standard for the Party since becoming the third largest political party in the United States. The LP’s success with ballot access is partially why it can legitimately claim to hold this status.
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