Third Party Politics
Ralph Nader claims Obama is ‘talking white’ and appealing to ‘white guilt’
Nader lets it fly with some strong comment towards Barack Obama
Nader on “talking white”:
I haven’t heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos. Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead. What’s keeping him from doing that? Is it because he wants to talk white? He doesn’t want to appear like Jesse Jackson?
And […]
GOP worried over the Barr ‘factor’
From the Associated Press
ATLANTA — A fiery former GOP congressman who gained national prominence for doggedly pursuing impeachment of President Clinton has some Republicans worried he’ll play spoiler in a tight presidential contest.
Bob Barr’s Libertarian Party bid for the White House is the longest of long shots, but political experts say he may be able […]
New InsiderAdvantage Poll has McCain and Obama tied in Georgia
Ok…I have a little trouble posting this because I have stated several times in the last week that Georgia would not be an ‘open’ state. I gave my insight on why I thought McCain would safely win the state. Namely, a half a dozen polls that reflected it. However, InsiderAdvantage and Southern Political Report staff […]
19Jun2008 | Loozianajay | 2 comments | Continued
Barr needs Ron Paul
Ron Paul left the race, but not entirely. He has plans to host his on convention which will no doubt bring out many fierce supporters of his brand of Republicanism and American politics. During the primaries he made critical comments against Republican candidates and officials but has never expressed opposition to the GOP or that […]
17Jun2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
Bob Barr causing McCain heartburn in some states
Libertarian Presidential nominee and former GOP lawmaker, Bob Barr, may make many GOP states winnable for Obama. Barr is expected to do decent as third-party candidates go but decent may be good enough. If he can take a winnable chunk from McCain then Obama will be competitive especially with states that have a sizable black […]
5Jun2008 | Loozianajay | 2 comments | Continued
Former Republican Bob Barr is Libertarian Presidential Pick
I actually had a chance to watch some of the C-SPAN coverage and heard his speech as well as others in attendance. From the looks of the crowd, to me it looked like he had many supporters pulling for his name on the ticket.Sure enough, after six rounds of balloting, the Libertarian Party picked Bob […]
26May2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
Constitution Party Presidential Candidate on Illegal Immigration
Chuck Baldwin is the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate. The Constitution Party is a large third party among the other ‘major’ third parties in America like the Libertarian and the Green Party. However, since the party chose Baldwin over Alan Keyes in April, many state affiliates (California is the major supporter) are not satisfied with a […]
23May2008 | Loozianajay | 1 comment | Continued
Will Bobb Barr turn Georgia into a swing state in November?
Southern Political Report are claiming through their polling that Libertarian Bob Barr could make his home state, Georgia, free-for-all this general election.
The results to the question, “If the election were held today who would you vote for President of the United States which candidate would you vote for?”John McCain, Republican: 45%Barack Obama, Democrat: 35%Bob Barr, […]
Constitution Party insider offers thoughts on Alan Keyes’ failure at Party convention
Constitution Party’s Trent HillArticle from Third Party WatchHere are some sporadic last thoughts on the Constitution Party’s convention in Kansas City.First: Alan Keyes. Myself and Red Phillips advised Keyes’ supporters and staff members for weeks. We gave them a very simple rubric by which they could avoid dissapointment, know their opposition and it’s strengths, and […]
29Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
UPDATE:Constitution Party National Convention this weekend
UPDATEDMore Third Party action for this year’s presidential election.Alan Keyes failed to receive enough votes for the Constitution Party presidential nomination. The party delegates, instead, voted for their own homegrown candidate Chuck Baldwin, a party activist and Baptist preacher. This may come as a surprise to many who have viewed the Constitution Party from afar, […]
25Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
No love for Third-Party candidates among young voters
WASHINGTON — Third-party candidates may find themselves out in the cold as they try to court young voters this year.
Just ask 21-year-old Ross Colebrook. The American University junior from Nampa, Idaho, is backing Sen. Barack Obama in the primary race but would support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if she were the Democratic nominee before he’d […]
Alan Keys to announce break with GOP and future plans with Constitution Party tomorrow
From Third Party Watch
From Alan Keyes for President:
Former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes has chosen April 15 to make a major announcement of his intentions, following indications he has broken with the GOP.
A life-long Republican who has increasingly cited the party’s failure to match conservative rhetoric with actual performance in the political arena, Keyes said […]
Bob Barr showing early support
The Bob Barr 2008 Presidential Exploratory Committee, disclosed a commissioned report survey showing Barr polling nationally at seven percent with likely voters. The polling was conducted by telephone survey of 1,000 ‘Likely Voters’ was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research on April 3, 2008.
According to Third Party Watch:
According to the latest poll, Barr enjoys 36 percent […]
Bob Barr announces exploratory committe for Libertarian Candidacy
The former GOP Georgia congressmen announced Saturday that he is launching a exploratory committee in the hopes of seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president.
Barr will be running on the principles of reducing the size and scope of the federal government, securing the borders, simplify and reduce taxes and protect civil liberties.
He states […]
Will Bob Barr hurt McCain?
As third party politics go, it’s not often an individual comes along who can make a real impact. Sure, we had Perot, Nader, and digging further back, Wallace and Thurmond. However, it usually takes a perfect storm and the right person to really tap into the existing elements of discontent and division. Such an atmosphere […]
3Apr2008 | Loozianajay | 0 comments | Continued
You mean like the Obama campaign manager in Texas who had communists flag in her office? O'brien is correct, ...
Vote for McCain if you are a true American!
If you are a liberal Communist, vote for Obama! 
LoozianaJay, why haven't you visited the proboards47 in a while? 
Finally someone said it! Of course he is appealing to White Guilt. That is what has gotten him to this ...
