Tag Archives: vote

Progress on Immigration Reform, Another Vote to Repeal Health Care, and Obama’s Cabinet – Video

Posted on by




Progress on Immigration Reform, Another Vote to Repeal Health Care, and Obama's Cabinet In the Webcast Extra: our panelists discuss progress in Congress to reform the immigration system. Also, why did the House Republicans vote to repeal Obamac… By: PBS Continue reading →

Health care compact fails in Tenn. House committee

Posted on by

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A measure that would allow Tennessee to approach Congress about forming the state’s own health care system has failed a second consecutive year after opponents said Tuesday it’s unnecessary and could hurt the state’s other health initiatives. Continue reading →

LP Candidate Bruce Majors vs. DC’s One-Party System – Video

Posted on by




LP Candidate Bruce Majors vs. DC's One-Party System “There are a lot of people in DC who are Democrats who probably don't really want to be,” says DC's Libertarian Party congressional candidate Bruce Majors, “but if you don't vote in the primaries then your vote in the election doesn't really count.” Majors surprised many this election by receiving 6% of the vote against longtime congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, guaranteeing the Libertarian Party major party status in the nation's capital. Majors sat down with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie to discuss the election, DC politics, and why hitting the major party threshold is important for libertarians. Continue reading →

Libertarian Horning could play spoiler in Indiana Senate race

Posted on by

INDIANAPOLIS Libertarian Andrew Horning could draw enough votes to sway the outcome of Indiana’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race between Republican Richard Mourdock and Democrat Joe Donnelly. Horning might not be as recognizable as Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rupert Boneham of “Survivor” television fame. Continue reading →

Libertarian candidate for governor literally running for votes

Posted on by

Voters have a third option in the race for governor: Libertarian candidate Barbara Howe. Howe said she believes people should be free to live their lives as they see fit as long as they dont harm others. They dont need government trying to control how they live, Howe said. Continue reading →

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson open to running for president again in 2016

Posted on by

Gary Johnson (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson would run for president again in four years if he’s not elected in November, the candidate announced during a town hall meeting Tuesday night. “As long as I’m relevant, I will continue this through 2016,” Johnson said during the meeting, which was simulcast live online Continue reading →

Libertarian vice presidential nominee to visit Kirkland on Sunday

Posted on by

Drug policy reform, smaller government and combating childhood obesity are just a few issues libertarian vice presidential candidate, Judge Jim Gray, will touch on during his multi-state tour. And Washington is among the first few states hell visit this weekend, with stops in Seattle, Kirkland and Spokane. Continue reading →

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson asks Tampa supporters to help him get on presidential polls

Posted on by

TAMPA Gary Johnson is still the longest of long shots to become president. But now that the former two-term Republican governor is running as a Libertarian, he says success starts with just one number: 15 Continue reading →

Health care ruling could impact fall races

Posted on by

Written by Ken Borsuk, Editor Thursday, 05 July 2012 09:00 To the loud cheers of Democrats and lusty boos of Republicans, the partisan battle over health care reform came to a head last week when the United States Supreme Court upheld the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ruling on the ACA, more commonly known by the term Obamacare since this was a major priority of President Barack Obama, was one of the most closely watched Supreme Court verdicts in the last 10 years. Continue reading →

Goodlatte nets Republican nomination for 6th District

Posted on by

Rep. Robert Goodlatte withstood a challenge from tea party-backed Karen Kwiatkowski on Tuesday to claim theRepublican nomination for his 11th term in Congress from the 6th District Continue reading →

Falkland Islands plan referendum 'to send a message to Argentina'

Posted on by

A Falkland Islands spokesman said the vote would reinforce the message that residents had the right to freely reject the Argentinian claims. He said that only a few residents, “probably those who misread the question”, were expected to vote against continued ties to Britain Continue reading →