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Rand Paul and Another Libertarian Fizzle

February 3, 2016 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

If Rand Paul had ever had the juice behind his presidential bid that Donald Trump had and then failed to perform I'd label his departure from the 2016 race a flameout. However in this case, as in many libertarian efforts in the past, it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2016 Presidential Campaign, American Politics, Donald Trump, elections, Libertarianism, libertarians, Presidential Primaries, rand-paul

Is it Time for Rand Paul to Meet Miss Manners?

February 4, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

If you happened to be, watching CNBC’s on Monday afternoon and saw the rude performance by Rand Paul in his interview with anchor Kelly Evans than you are more than familiar with this abysmal excuse for public discourse. If you missed it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2016 Presidential Race, chris-matthews, cnbc, Joe Kernan, Judith Martin, Kelly Evans, Larry Kudlow, libertarians, Miss Manners, mitt-romney, msnbc, National Broadcasting System, nbc, rand-paul, republican-party, Rick Santelli, tea-party

Libertarians as Scapegoats

November 9, 2012 By striker57 7 Comments

Amazing. In the last 24 hours I have read two media opinion peices blaming Liberarians for the defeat of an Tea Party incumbent Republican in New Hampshire and the defeat of a Republican congressional challenger in Massachusetts. What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: carr, libertarians, tierney

Have Libertarians Forgotten the Republican Primaries?‏

March 23, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Back in September of 2010 I detailed in an article "Where Have all the Libertarian’s Gone?" how for all of the attention paid to Libertarian ideas there was little in the way of Libertarian electoral success to show for it. To wit: "In the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012 Presidential Election, barack-obama, cato-institute, koch-brothers, libertarians, mitt-romney, newt-gingrich, Republican Primaries, Rick Santorum, ron-paul

Bachmann in Damage Control Mode Once Again?

September 5, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

This evening CNN announced in a "breaking news" announcement that there was yet another shake up in Michelle Bachmann's presidential campaign. This time Bachmann's campaign manager Ed Rollins said that he was stepping down for "health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-presidential-elections, Ames Straw Poll, David Polyansky, Ed Rollins, libertarians, michelle-bachmann, republican-party, Rick Perry, ron-paul, tea-party-movement

Where Have all the Libertarian’s Gone?

September 7, 2010 By steven-j-gulitti 3 Comments

The late Mary Travers once sang a song called "Where Have All the Flowers Gone? It was a lamentation about the human cost of war and it was a popular protest song during the Vietnam era. Well it seems to me that someone could write a song, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008-elections, bob-barr, libertarians, ron-paul, tea-party-movement

The “Citizens United” Decision – and the Kochtopus

August 27, 2010 By AmberPaw 43 Comments

The scariest article I have read recently deals with corporate spending run amok, and may explain where the Tea Party got its start and its money. This is a must read.  I want to hear what you all think about this.  Essentially, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: citizens-united, corporatists, grover-norquist, koch-corporation, kochtopus, libertarians

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pauldiegocraney Paul Diego Craney @pauldiegocraney ·
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A good write up for how Ranked Choice Voting failed in Missouri.

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Sintoniza el Miércoles 17 de agosto a las 2PM para un foro virtual sobre temas clave relacionados con la inseguridad alimentaria en MA con tres candidatos a Vicegobernador, @MayorDriscoll, @EricLesser y @TamiGouveiaMA. #mapoli #MAVotesAgainstHunger https://www.projectbread.org/events/foro-virtual-de-candidatos-sobre-inseguridad-alimentaria

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Workers at MASS MoCA schedule 1-day strike https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2022/08/15/workers-at-mass-moca-schedule-1-day-strike/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

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I won't say Andrea Campbell is my top choice for AG unless or until she is. But I will say McMahon will get my vote when all of the other candidates withdrawal #MaPoli

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It was great running into so many friends at the @THEWOONAACP summer cook out. Great to reconnect w/ OG executive board I served with when I was political action chair. Nice to see the new leadership going strong! ⚖️ #MAPoli #MALeg

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Democrat @AndreaForAG’s Number 1 priority is defunding the police. As your next Attorney General, I will always make sure that our Law Enforcement knows we have their back. I back the Blue! #mapoli

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