Third Party Watch

The campaign website for Nevada State Senatorial candidate, Janine Hansen, has recently gone online.
While parts of it are still under construction, Janine’s campaign message is loud and clear:

“...I have worked representing citizens and families at the Nevada Legislature every session since 1971, I know how the system works. The Legislature is full of lobbyists [...]

Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney responds to why she left the Democratic Party, what motivates her to keep going in politics, how she plans to ‘inspire’ people with her presidency, whether she’s taking away black votes from Barack Obama, her positions on global conflicts, the potential for American military bases spread throughout Africa, and finally, [...]

Numbers USA founder and CEO, Roy Beck, graded each Presidential candidate. Besides McCain and Obama, he also graded Bob Barr, Ralph Nader, and Chuck Baldwin.

Unsurprisingly, Chuck Baldwin got the highest ratings on all the issues dealing with immigration.
Bob Barr got the worst rating on the issue of Amnesty.

To view the candidates ratings on each subject, [...]

On July 9, Ohio Constitution Party State Chairman, Robert Owens, was certified for the November 2008 ballot, as an independent candidate for Attorney General. Ohio is holding a special election for that office because the incumbent elected in 2006 resigned in disgrace a few months ago. The law required Owens to submit 750 valid signatures. [...]

Virginia’s Independent Greens 10th congressional district Chairman Neeraj Nigam makes ballot for House of Representatives.

Dave Rao is Mountain Party’s candidate for Secrtary of State in West Virginia, Green Party affiliate

Independent Green Ron Fisher makes ballot in northern Virginia’s 8th congressional district.

Green Party’s Bob Giaquinta running for House of Representatives Third District of Nevada.

“It’s time for something better.” Mississippi Green Party’s John Wages

Michigan grandmother runs as Green Party candidate for congress in 10th district.

Jesse Ventura at Green Party Chicago convention, and on ballot… polls 24% in hypothetical Senate bid

Iraqi War veteran, Green Party’s Robert Hill taken off Green ballot.

Independent Green endorsed Janice Lee Allen, PhD makes ballot for Congress in Virgina’s 6th District

Independent Greens congrats to Nathan Larson for making ballot for Congress
In Virginia

Harold Burbank Independent Green for Congress in Connecticut

Green Party’s Fournier, “The two major political parties have been complicit in the racket and have furthered it by trashing the Bill of Rights, undermining the rule of law, and effectively repealing all checks on executive power.”

Libertarian Green Party candidate for Congress Steve Lee Childs

Green Party’s Tom Lash, navy veteran, husband, father, grandfather. Running in Los Angeles for Congress

Green Party’s John Migletta running for congress in Tennessee

Arkansas Green Party an overnight success started years ago..

While several candidates for the Libertarian Party’s 2008 presidential nomination have previously released their responses to a questionnaire for publication in the party’s newspaper, LP News, Steve Kubby chose, as a matter of courtesy, to wait until the paper had published before releasing his own answers to the general public. Here they are.

LP News – [...]

Insurance Agency owner Floyd Fitzgibbons announced today his plan to run for the 3rd Congressional District. The 51 year old native Nevadan’s entry into the contest will have an important bearing on the outcome of the election due to the large number of disenchanted Republicans and that 80,000 registered voters in the 3rd district are [...]

Former Congressman Steve Stockman is reportedly showing some interest in the Constitution Party. Whether that means a Presidential candidacy, Vice-presidential consideration, or just general participation—no one knows yet.

A former conservative congressman from Texas’ 9th District, Stockman compiled a very impressive voting record during his one term in office. To gain his seat in Congress,he unseated [...]

As I wait to write my first exclusive post for thirdpartywatch over the holiday weekend, I figured it would be a good idea to give everyone a taste by republishing an article from the Michigan Socialist that I wrote.

Socialist Party USA Picks its Presidential Ticket for 2008
by Stephen Tash
The Michigan Socialist
Socialist Party members from across [...]

According to this press release, Jared Ball will be seeking the Green Party nomination to run for President. The first few paragraphs of the release provide a fair amount about the candidate’s background and motivation:

Prior to becoming the second African American male to graduate with a PhD in journalism from the University of Maryland [...]