The media refused to cover Ron Paul as a serious candidate, despite the fact that he was running as a Republican and not as a Libertarian.
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The media refuses to cover lots of fringe candidates... RP got more coverage than most.
Ever hear of any of these US President Candidates from 2012?AMERICA'S PARTY / AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY:
Tom Hoefling (Iowa)
Presidential Nominee
J.D. Ellis (Tennessee)
Vice Presidential Nominee
AMERICAN THIRD POSITION PARTY:
Merlin Miller (California)
Presidential Nominee
Harry Bertram (West Virginia)
Vice Presidential Nominee
CONSTITUTION PARTY:
Former Congressman Virgil Goode (Virginia)
Presidential Nominee
Jim Clymer (Pennsylvania)
Vice Presidential Nominee
GREEN PARTY:
Dr. Jill Stein (Massachusetts)
Presidential Nominee
Cheri Honkala (Pennsylvania)
Vice Presidential Nominee
JUSTICE PARTY:
Former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson (Utah)
Presidential Nominee
Luiz Rodriguez (Illinois)
Vice Presidential Nominee
NOTE: ALSO NOMINEE OF THE INDEPENDENCE PARTY OF CONNECTICUT and NATURAL LAW PARTY OF MICHIGAN.
LIBERTARIAN PARTY:
Former Governor Gary Johnson (New Mexico)
Presidential Nominee
Former Superior Court Judge Jim Gray (California)
Vice Presidential Nominee
OBJECTIVIST PARTY:
Tom Stevens (New York)
Presidential Nominee
Alden Link (Florida)
Vice Presidential Nominee
PARTY OF SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION (PSL):
Peta Lindsay (California)
Presidential Nominee
Yari Osorio (New York)
Vice Presidential Nominee
NOTE: THE PSL MAY ALSO USE SURROGATE PSL NOMINEES IN SOME STATES, WHERE NEEDED FOR BALLOT ACCESS PURPOSES, AS LINDSAY (AGE 27) AND OSORIO (AGE 26 & FOREIGN BORN) ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY QUALIFIED TO SERVE IF ELECTED.
PEACE & FREEDOM PARTY:
Rosanne Barr (Hawaii)
Presidential Nominee
Cindy Sheehan (California)
Vice Presidential Nominee
PROHIBITION PARTY:
Lowell "Jack" Fellure (West Virginia)
Presidential Nominee
Toby Davis (Mississippi)
Vice Presidential Nominee
REFORM PARTY USA:
Andre Barnett (New York)
Presidential Nominee
Ken Cross (Arkansas)
Vice Presidential Nominee
SOCIALIST PARTY USA (SP-USA) / LIBERTY UNION PARTY:
Stewart Alexander (California)
Presidential Nominee
Alejandro "Alex" Mendoza (Texas)
Vice Presidential Nominee
SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY:
Jerome "Jerry" White (Michigan)
Presidential Nominee
Phyllis Scherrer (Pennsylvania)
Vice Presidential Nominee
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY (SWP):
James Harris (New York)
Presidential Nominee
Maura DeLuca (Nebraska)
Vice Presidential Nominee
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES WITH BALLOT STATUS IN AT LEAST ONE STATE:
Jeff Boss (Independent-New Jersey)
Jim Carlson (Grassroots-Minnesota) -
Will Christensen (Independent American / Oregon Constitution-Utah)
Richard Duncan (Independent-Ohio) -
Jerry Litzel (Independent-Iowa) -
Dean Morstad (Independent-Minnesota)
Jill Reed (Twelve Visions-Wyoming)
Randall Terry (Independent-West Virginia)
Sheila "Samm" Tittle (We The People-Virginia)
Barbara Dale Washer (Mississippi Reform-Mississippi)