CA: Independent Registration at an All Time High in the Golden State

According to California's Secretary of State, the percentage of voters who decline to state an affiliation with any party is at an all time high in the Golden State.  From a press release (.pdf):

A new all-time high percentage of California voters, 20.4 percent, have no party preference, according to the latest Report of Registration . . . the previous record for the proportion of unaffiliated voters was 20.25 percent of all registered voters, reported in October 2010 . . . 

The release notes that 44% of California's voters are Democrats and 31% are Republicans.  The only third party with more than 1% of registered voters is the American Independent Party, which has 2.34% support in the state. 

California AIP Chairman condemns Prop 8 ruling

Jim King

Jim King, the Chairman and Lt. Governor candidate of the American Independent Party (recognized by the Constitution Party), recently made a statement about the recent ruling that overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage by a Federal judge, Vaughn Walker.

"The foundation of civilization as recognized by 2,000 years of history is the family unit composed of a man and woman united in marriage.  This fundamental unit of our culture, society, and nation allows for the nurturing, protection, and development of children to their greatest potential." 

"The institution of marriage between a man and a woman is hence the crucial and essential element for the protection of the children of our nation and therefore of the very future of our nation.  No nation in history has survived the promotion of homosexuality within it and hence to promote homosexual marriage is thus a grave threat to the children of our nation and to our nations future..." 

Click here to read more. 

AIP State Convention planned for this weekend

-- Press Release from 'Constitution Party News and Information' --

Chelene Nightingale

The original & authentic American Independent Party of California, founded in 1967, and chaired by Jim King, is pleased to announce that the  2010 State Convention and State Central Committee organizational meeting of the American Independent Party will be held  August 14th and 15th, in Ontario, California at the beautiful Ayres Hotel, right across the street from the Ontario International Airport. 

The 4-Star Ayres Hotel in Ontario, located at 1945 E. Holt Ave, in Ontario, CA 91761, will provide an absolutely stunning venue for this great event. The Ayers Hotel room rate, for those attending the meeting is only $99 per night.   

To make room reservations, please call 1-800-248-4661.   

There are also many other high quality hotels and motels in the vicinity to accommodate all lodging needs.  

The registration fee for all of the weekend meetings, including Saturday's Gala Banquet is just $60 per person.  This registration fee covers admission to attend all public meeting sessions and hear all of the speakers at the State Convention, Banquet and State Central Committee meeting, however only credentialed American Independent delegates (Saturday) and State Central Committee members (Sunday) may actually deliberate and vote on matters concerning party business.  

Business to be conducted will include, but not be limited to: adoption of the 2010-2012 AIP platform at the State Convention on Saturday and election of  state party officers for the next two years at the State Central Committee Organizational Meeting on Sunday.

-To read more, click here.

CA: Anti-Illegal Immigration Group Names Chelene Nightingale "True Reformer"

From PRLog:

Already touted as being the "wildcard" in California's Gubernatorial sweepstakes in November, the darling of the Tea Party movement, Chelene Nightingale, received another boost today, when it was announced that she has swept the field of California Governor candidates in the survey conducted by "NUMBERSUSA," America's premier organization opposing illegal immigration, amnesty and open border policies, earning her the coveted designation as "True Reformer."  Several of the positions of both Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, each often touted by their own campaigns as being "tough on immigration," were labeled to be "unknown" or "uncertain" by NUMBERSUSA.

CA: Tom Tancredo Endorses Chelene Nightingale, AIP and Constitution Party Candidate for Governor

From Constitution Party News:

The Nightingale for Governor Campaign was very pleased to receive the news Friday afternoon that former Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo has endorsed the Constitution Party endorsed candidate for the American Independent Party nomination for Governor of California, Chelene Nightingale. This endorsement comes on the heels of the recent endorsement made by famed political writer and filmaker, G. Edward Griffin, a man who very rarely makes political endorsements.

NV: Independent American Party to Sue Tea Party Candidate for US Senate

From Expose Harry:

The conservative Independent American Party’s U.S. Senate candidate sued today to remove a fellow U.S. Senate candidate running under the Tea Party of Nevada from the ballot. Tim Fasano, of Fernley, filed the lawsuit in Carson City District Court, arguing that Tea Party of Nevada candidate Jon Scott Ashjian should be removed from November’s ballot because he failed to change his party affiliation until after he filed for office.

CA: The AIP vs. the "Big Box" Parties

From the American Free Press:

Chelene Nightingale is not a household name in every corner of America; but this American Independent Party (AIP) gubernatorial candidate is making tremors in the key state of California, as various candidates across the country with messages contrary to mainstream Democrats and Republicans make inroads. . . . Ms. Nightingale is running outside the two-party system itself, under the banner of the AIP, which is California’s Constitution Party sub-affiliate. She has scant AIP competition in the June 8 primary and expects to campaign all year long until the November general election, unlike Medina, who chose to stay in the hostile GOP machine and got knocked out early.

Notably, Ms. Nightingale is seen in her economically strangled state as having a reasonable chance against well-financed candidates from the two “big box” political parties. Nightingale’s campaign manager, John Baldwin, told AMERICAN FREE PRESS March 8 that in comparing web traffic, her campaign has been edging out Republican-endorsed candidate Steve Poizner. This is notable since Poizner has spent $20 million while Nightingale operates on minimal funding.