Comments on: Some News — and a New Presidential Candidate — Coming Out of Texas http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Joey Dauben http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-160220 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:54:12 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-160220 In Texas, we don't have party registration, but we do have GOP or Democrat primary voters. In Texas, we don’t have party registration, but we do have GOP or Democrat primary voters.

]]> by: Trent Hill http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159687 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:15:47 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159687 ...ummm,what are you registered as? ...ummm,what are you registered as?

]]> by: Joey Dauben http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159644 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:54:12 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159644 I'm both a LP and CP member, plus a member of the Republican Party. I’m both a LP and CP member, plus a member of the Republican Party.

]]> by: Trent Hill http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159587 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:42:31 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159587 Im not crazy bout him either. Im not crazy bout him either.

]]> by: SovereignMN http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159525 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:33:47 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159525 Trent Hill said "I think probably Alan Keyes will get the nod though." Oh please no. Very lukewarm on him. Do you really think he's leave the Republican party? Trent Hill said “I think probably Alan Keyes will get the nod though.”

Oh please no. Very lukewarm on him. Do you really think he’s leave the Republican party?

]]> by: Trent Hill http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159431 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:36:52 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-159431 Joey, so what party ARE you in? LP I assume? Joey, so what party ARE you in? LP I assume?

]]> by: Joey Dauben http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158575 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:02:24 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158575 City council and school board races are non-partisan. My campaign is about to rake in $5,000 in fundraising and expenditures. That's with CP and LP, as well as GOP help. (not as a whole organization, but individually) City council and school board races are non-partisan. My campaign is about to rake in $5,000 in fundraising and expenditures. That’s with CP and LP, as well as GOP help.

(not as a whole organization, but individually)

]]> by: Trent Hill http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158554 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:54:38 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158554 Exactly. I'd never heard of Bryan Malatesta before visiting Gary Odom last week. I'm sure he's a great guy though. And to be fair, it isn't easy to run for office in texas, ballot access is tough. Exactly.
I’d never heard of Bryan Malatesta before visiting Gary Odom last week.
I’m sure he’s a great guy though.
And to be fair, it isn’t easy to run for office in texas, ballot access is tough.

]]> by: Cody Quirk http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158150 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:04:29 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158150 I think Chuck Baldwin has a better chance to be nominated as our Prez. candidate then Bryan. Bryan hasn't run for any office and isn't well known in the party. Even if the CP can't get media attention, we still nominate someone that basically the whole Party and it's leadership knows, or can be easily recognized by people. I think Chuck Baldwin has a better chance to be nominated as our Prez. candidate then Bryan.

Bryan hasn’t run for any office and isn’t well known in the party. Even if the CP can’t get media attention, we still nominate someone that basically the whole Party and it’s leadership knows, or can be easily recognized by people.

]]> by: Trent Hill http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158070 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:56:23 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-158070 Yes, but the CP CANT get ballot access in Texas. Until we can, don't expect to see a presidential nomination come out of there. I'd like to see Jim Clymer personally, that could garner as much as 200,000 out of Pennslyvania alone (look at his last Senate race). Chuck Baldwin could do well too. I think probably Alan Keyes will get the nod though. Yes, but the CP CANT get ballot access in Texas. Until we can, don’t expect to see a presidential nomination come out of there. I’d like to see Jim Clymer personally, that could garner as much as 200,000 out of Pennslyvania alone (look at his last Senate race).
Chuck Baldwin could do well too.
I think probably Alan Keyes will get the nod though.

]]> by: Joey Dauben http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157938 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:46:06 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157938 Joe, Bryan indicated to me that he has not run for any office, but he was active in obtaining signatures last summer to get the CP ballot-access in Texas. Joe, Bryan indicated to me that he has not run for any office, but he was active in obtaining signatures last summer to get the CP ballot-access in Texas.

]]> by: Joe http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157553 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:43:49 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157553 Bryan has been helpful to me in the past, so this is no criticism of him. But it is my recollection that he has run for state office in the past and was unable to get on the ballot? If I am correct about that, given the ballot constraints in Texas, it seems to me that direction to go would be to run for lesser office, not President of the United States. It makes more sense to me for someone like Rick Jore, who has proven he can already get elected at some level, to next run for a higher office like congress or governor, and if he wins those, perhaps move on to a presidential campaign. Has Bryan ever served in any local public office? Bryan has been helpful to me in the past, so this is no criticism of him. But it is my recollection that he has run for state office in the past and was unable to get on the ballot? If I am correct about that, given the ballot constraints in Texas, it seems to me that direction to go would be to run for lesser office, not President of the United States. It makes more sense to me for someone like Rick Jore, who has proven he can already get elected at some level, to next run for a higher office like congress or governor, and if he wins those, perhaps move on to a presidential campaign. Has Bryan ever served in any local public office?

]]> by: ElfNinosMom http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157340 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:06:15 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2007/04/06/some-news-and-a-new-presidential-candidate-coming-out-of-texas/#comment-157340 Another very interesting blog entry. I agree that 45,000 signatures is ridiculously high. Third parties should be able to get access with far less than that. Or perhaps, they shouldn't have to get signatures for ballot access at all if they are representing a party duly registered with the FEC. I'd be interested to hear much more discussion and debate on the subject of third party ballot access. Another very interesting blog entry.

I agree that 45,000 signatures is ridiculously high. Third parties should be able to get access with far less than that. Or perhaps, they shouldn’t have to get signatures for ballot access at all if they are representing a party duly registered with the FEC.

I’d be interested to hear much more discussion and debate on the subject of third party ballot access.

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