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independent presidential candidates stories: 4 news summaries

Barr Could Be the Ralph Nader of 2008: GOP

Republicans fear Libertarian will pull votes from McCain

Jun 22, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former ally has Republicans sweating the possibility that he could siphon votes away from John McCain, the AP says. Bob Barr, an outspoken ex-GOP congressman and Libertarian Party presidential nominee, is now trying to get on the ballot in 20 states in time for November. “Bob could be... More »

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John McCain • Republican • Libertarian Party • Ralph Nader • independent presidential candidates • presidential candidates • Bob Barr

Nader Chooses Former
SF Pol as Running Mate

Green Party stalwart Matt Gonzalez rounds out independent ticket

Feb 28, 08 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader today selected Matt Gonzalez as his running mate, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Gonzalez, 42, was elected San Francisco supervisor on the Green Party ticket in 2000, with the famously hippy Haight-Ashbury neighborhood part of his district. A last-minute campaign for mayor in 2003... More »

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San Francisco • candidacy • candidate • Ralph Nader • independent presidential candidates • third party candidacy • presidential candidates • running mate • Election 2008 • Independent Party • Matt Gonzalez

Bloomberg: I Am Not a Candidate

NY mayor denies presidential ambition

Jan 3, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg today shot down lingering speculation that he’ll attempt an independent bid for the presidency. “I am not a candidate,” he said on NBC's "Today Show." “I’m not going to be a candidate. I’m going to be mayor.... More »

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Michael Bloomberg • independent presidential candidates • Election 2008

Moderates May Field Indie Candidate

Bloomberg to attend bipartisan meeting

Dec 30, 07 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg may run in 2008 after all, if a bipartisan group of politicos fail to see progress from the major parties, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg and a gaggle of figures, including former senators and governors, will meet next week in Oklahoma. They plan to demand that major... More »

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Democrats • Republican • Chuck Hagel • Washington DC • Michael Bloomberg • partisanship • independent presidential candidates • Gary Hart • Christine Todd Whitman • University of Oklahoma • Sam Nunn • David Boren

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