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Constitution Party State Chair to run for IL Governor

December 30, 2016. Springfield, IL (ONN) Randy Stufflebeam is one of the more proven and influential leaders of the Constitution Party. He is the Midwest Regional Chair as well as the State Chairman of the Constitution Party of Illinois. Stufflebeam recently announced he is running for the office of Illinois Governor in 2018. He’s not just leading by example, he’s also launching his campaign as early as possible – two things that will help him in his two-year-long quest for the Governorship.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/constitution-party-state-chair-run-il-governor/

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Third Parties reshuffle Rankings after 2016 Election

(ONN) Now that all of the 2016 Presidential election ballots have been counted and certified, included write-ins, we can see which opposition third parties grew, shrunk or stayed the same. With two unpopular candidates nominated by the two establishment parties – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – most of America’s third parties grew exponentially. But not all. Some opposition parties fell out of the rankings, while a slew of others joined the list.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/third-parties-reshuffle-rankings-after-2016-election/

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Third Parties join Jan 20 anti-Trump Inauguration Protest

December 18, 2016. Washington, DC (ONN) America’s opposition right is warning that their counterparts on the left are planning a Tet Offensive style uprising on January 20, the day Donald Trump will be inaugurated as US President. Tens of thousands of anti-Trump protestors will swarm inauguration day in Washington. Their objectives are as varying as the groups participating, including a number of political parties from the opposition left.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/third-parties-join-jan-20-anti-trump-inauguration-protest/

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Free and Equal’s Tobin calls Jill Stein Unethical

Milwaukee, WI (ONN). Christina Tobin, founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, had some unusually harsh words for Green Party Presidential nominee Jill Stein. In an interview released yesterday with Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change, Tobin recalls her past friendship with Stein. But she says the 2016 Green Party nominee has turned her back on the Greens and embraced the Democrats with her profit-driven vote recount campaign.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/free-and-equals-tobin-calls-jill-stein-unethical/

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2016 Presidential Vote Totals for all 31 Candidates

Washington, DC (ONN) 31 people ran for US President in 2016 and had their names appear on at least one state ballot. Donald Trump was declared the winner, but Hillary Clinton received the most votes. Here are the vote totals for all 31 candidates, including their Party affiliation and the number of ballots they appeared on.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/2016-presidential-vote-totals-all-31-candidates/

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7 Tips for Opposition Political Activists

New Port Richey, FL (ONN). Of all the opposition political parties in America, and of all the states in the nation, few if any are more experienced and successful than the Florida libertarians. Some are leaders of the Libertarian Party of Florida, while others are small L libertarians fighting for the cause of freedom and liberty. One of those pillars of the opposition is Alexander Snitker. He recently published seven tips for political activists that are a perfect reminder during this election season.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q4/7-tips-opposition-political-activists/

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Debate Commission snubs Independents, Millennials, Military

September 24, 2016. Hempstead, NY (ONN) If you watch the Presidential debate Monday night, you may notice the absence of things like the truth, real issues, average Americans, common decency, and the third place candidate - Libertarian Gary Johnson. Johnson is leading in the polls among demographic groups such as independents, millennials and the military. They, along with most of America, are outraged that the Commission on Presidential Debates won’t let Gary Johnson participate.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/debate-commission-snubs-independents-millennials-military/

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Gary Johnson passes Trump, now 2nd among Millennials

September 20, 2016. (ONN) If voters aged 34 and under were in charge, the two candidates participating in the coming nationally televised Presidential debates would be Hillary Clinton and Gary Johnson, not Clinton and Trump. That is the surprising result from the latest national Presidential poll. Proving that the youngest one-third of Americans are no fans of the two establishment parties, the poll shows 44 percent of them backing either the Libertarian Johnson or the Greens’ Jill Stein.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/gary-johnson-passes-trump-now-2nd-among-millennials/

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Greens to protest outside Debate Commission Offices today

September 14, 2016. Washington, DC (ONN). With the all-important nationally televised Presidential debates only two weeks away, the Green Party is waging a full court press to get their candidate Jill Stein invited to the first debate. As things currently stand, once again only the Democrat and Republican candidates will be allowed to participate. But Greens from Washington DC and surrounding areas will be protesting today outside the offices of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/greens-protest-outside-debate-commission-offices-today/

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Johnson Campaign makes first TV Ad Buy

September 8, 2016. Denver, CO. (ONN) A local ABC affiliate has reported that the Gary Johnson Presidential campaign is in the process of making its first TV ad buy. With only three weeks left before the first nationally televised Presidential debate, the Libertarian candidate is doing everything he can to lift his poll numbers to 15 percent so he can also participate alongside Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/johnson-campaign-makes-first-tv-ad-buy/

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After Loss, McAfee slams Johnson and Libertarian Leaders

August 18, 2016. (ONN) Former Libertarian Presidential candidate and wealthy software pioneer John McAfee had some harsh words for the Party’s Presidential nominee Gary Johnson. He also let loose with a salvo of criticisms against the Libertarian Party’s national leaders. McAfee says Johnson, his Vice Presidential running mate Bill Weld, and the LP’s leadership, have all compromised so much on the issues that they are no longer libertarians.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/after-loss-mcafee-slams-johnson-and-libertarian-leaders/

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Socialists and Nationalists also on the Campaign Trail

August 12, 2016 (ONN) Since America’s oligarchy includes the Democratic Party, Republican Party, news networks and media corporations, it’s never a surprise to find the rest of the country’s political parties and their candidates blacked-out of the daily news cycle. But with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump being so despised by so many voters, it has cracked the door partially open for the Libertarians’ Gary Johnson and the Greens’ Jill Stein. But there are other third party candidates as well.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/socialists-and-nationalists-also-campaign-trail/

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Jesse Ventura endorses Libertarian Gary Johnson

July 19, 2016. (ONN) After much speculation about a Presidential bid of his own, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura officially endorsed Libertarian Presidential nominee Gary Johnson. Both men are former Governors who served at the same time. They became friends after working together for years within America’s third party movement. Ventura confirmed last week that he will be voting for Johnson in November.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q3/jesse-ventura-endorses-libertarian-gary-johnson/

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Castle and Constitution Party using Crowd Petitioning

June 15, 2016. Lincoln, NE (ONN) You’ve heard of Crowd Funding before. Welcome to Crowd Petitioning. Since America’s two establishment political parties have put in place unfair barriers and hurdles to keep opposition political parties off our nation’s election ballots, third parties have been forced to come up with creative ways to get their candidates listed on the ballot. The latest tactic, compliments of the Constitution Party, is Crowd Petitioning.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q2/castle-and-constitution-party-using-crowd-petitioning/

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5 Minute Video of 25 Celebrities who support 3rd Parties

June 11, 2016. Hollywood, CA (ONN) Well known videographer of America’s political opposition, Jeff 4 Justice, has just released a short video in support of the new endeavor ‘No More 2 Party System’. Jeff is famous for surprising famous celebrities and politicians and asking them the tough questions typical reporters don’t dare ask. This time, he’s combined clips of interviews with 25 famous people who not only mistrust the two establishment parties, but who strongly support third parties.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q2/5-minute-video-25-celebrities-who-support-3rd-parties/

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PSL’s La Riva warns Clinton, Trump too similar

June 3, 2016. Indianapolis, IN (ONN) The Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Presidential candidate, Gloria La Riva, is warning Democrat voters that Hillary Clinton is “a hair’s breadth of difference from Trump.” The second-time Presidential candidate is also targeting disgruntled Bernie Sanders supporters who have experienced first-hand how rigged the Democratic Party’s Primary system is.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q2/psls-la-riva-warns-clinton-trump-too-similar/

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Jill Stein all but assured 2016 Green Nomination

April 30, 2016. Lexington, MA (ONN). Dr. Jill Stein, the 2012 Green Party nominee for President, has all but won the Party’s 2016 Presidential nomination. That was the gist of a recent national Party announcement, as well as the various results of completed state primaries and caucuses. Stein has swept every single state primary so far, all but assuring her the right to represent the Green Party in the 2016 General Election.

http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2016/q2/jill-stein-all-assured-2016-green-nomination/