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2012 Election

Friday, August 3, 2012

Libertarian VP Candidate on Economy, Gay Marriage

Jim Gray shares his views on jobs, taxes and a hot social issue

After Libertarian vice-presidential candidate Jim Gray addressed supporters at Dean's Greenhouse in Westlake Friday evening, he took some time to expand on some of the issues with Westlake Patch. Check out the video for what he said about how the Libertarian plan to abolish the income tax will help the economy, what he thinks is wrong with Washington and how he and running mate Gary Johnson will change things, and where he stands on gay marriage.

Sharpie

2:30 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

On the ballot for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green). Make a special note to remember to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic…   more ›

Libertarian VP Candidate: End Income Tax, War On Drugs

Jim Gray rallies the Libertarian faithful in stop in Westlake

Jim Gray didn't mince words at Friday evening's appearance in Westlake. Devoted Libertarians aren't enough. Not if they want Gray, the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential candidate, and running mate Gary Johnson to win the White House in November. Gray addressed about two dozen people at Dean's Greenhouse in Westlake, the first stop on a campaign swing for him through the midwest this weekend. The serene garden setting was a contrast to the passion in his speech to the crowd. When Gray agreed to join Johnson's campaign, he said, he did so on the condition that they campaign to win. And winning didn't mean moral victories, it meant going toe-to-toe with President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. To do that, Gray said, …

Sharpie

2:28 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

On the ballot for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green). Make a special note to remember to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic…   more ›

Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate Jim Gray in Westlake Friday

Judge Jim Gray to endorse a gay marriage initiative in Ohio

Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Jim Gray will make a campaign stop in Westlake Friday evening as part of a midwest swing. Gray will do a fundraiser and meet-and-greet at Dean's Greenhouse, located at 3984 Porter Road in Westlake. This will be Gray's only stop in Northeast Ohio.  Gray is running with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson. He served as a trial judge in Orange County, Calif., for 27 years. He served as a defense attorney in the Navy JAG and was a federal prosecutor. Gray is an advocate for reforming drug laws, including regulating marijuana production and consumption similar to how wine is handled. Westlake Patch will be covering tonight's event and will have complete coverage later. 

Sharpie

2:00 am on Monday, November 5, 2012

On the ballot for the Presidency, Gov. Gary Johnson (Libertarian) and Dr. Jill Stein (Green). Make a special note to remember to watch the Free and Equal Election Debate between third party candidates, Gov. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein to be aired tonight on Monday evening, Nov. 5th from 9:00 - 10:30 pm Eastern Time. Perform a worthwhile civic duty, and be certain to listen in on this historic…   more ›

Thursday, July 5, 2012

President Obama Draws Crowd in Parma

The president makes a bus trip through northern Ohio

President Barack Obama spent Thursday evening in Parma, making a campaign speech as part of a 250-mile campaign swing through Ohio. WEWS has video of the speech at James Day Park in Parma, where he spoke of the economy, his health care plan and hiring more teachers. According to the Plain Dealer, Obama met Natoma Canfield, the Medina woman and cancer survivor who became one of the faces of his push for health care reform, at the Parma event. The visit was part of the president's "Betting on America" bus tour through northern Ohio on the heels of his Supreme Court victory for the Affordable Care Act. Obama made a speech in Maumee, highlighting his 2009 auto industry bailout and said Republican opponent Mitt Romney's experience was with …

TheGreatHoax

9:18 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

Read & share prior to election: http://washingtonexaminer.com/introduction-the-obama-you-dont-know/article/2508080 - 33k -   more ›

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Democrats Pick Bevan Walsh, Barry, Kurt, Comunale, Feeman, Crawford for General Election

Many races were uncontested March 6, but take a look at who did win the primary in their respective race.

Patch will announce the final, unofficial results according to the Summit County Board of Elections Tuesday night. Updated at 5:38 a.m.                 • SUMMIT COUNTY EXECUTIVE: (475 of 475 precincts counted) Uncontested: Both move on to the general election. • SUMMIT COUNTY PROSECUTOR: (475 of 475 precincts counted) Bevan Walsh wins the Democratic primary. Bevan Walsh and Knox move on to the general election. • SUMMIT COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS: (475 of 475 precincts counted) Uncontested: Both move on to the general election. • SUMMIT COUNTY SHERIFF (Currently Drew Alexander): (475 of 475 precincts counted) Barry and Rivers move on to the general election. • SUMMIT COUNTY FISCAL OFFICER: (475 of 475 precincts counted) Uncontested: Both move …

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum in Near Dead Heat in Ohio

Front-runners increase efforts in Ohio as Super Tuesday approaches.

While the Republican presidential candidates crank up their efforts to woo Ohio voters through personal appearances, a new poll shows the two front-runners running neck-and-neck in Ohio just days before the primary election.  The NBC News/Marist Poll shows Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, supported by 34 percent of likely GOP primary voters, and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, with 32 percent. Romney's and Santorum's campaigns lately have focused on Ohio, where 66 delegates are up for grabs. Santorum appeared at a dinner in Eastlake on Friday and is scheduled to appear in Cuyahoga Falls on Monday evening. The two other candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, lagged far behind …

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10:06 am on Monday, March 5, 2012

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. GEORGE WASHINGTON   more ›

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