The Examiner profiles "fourth party" candidates
The fourth party candidates
By Igor Derysh
The Examiner (link)
It is almost ironic that when journalists and columnists, and I must admit I too am guilty of this, mention the lack of coverage that third party candidates like Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr receive while in the same breath forgetting to mention the other third party candidates that are out there. Here are the other candidates that are likely to appear on your state's ballot on November 4 and what they bring to the table. Because are are just too many to discuss, this list will feature candidates who appear on the ballot in ten or more states in order of how many states they appear, including write-in options.
Cynthia McKinney (Green Party, 48 states and Washington D.C.): McKinney is a former Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia. McKinney served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2007. McKinney is perhaps best known for her ties to conspiracy theorists who question aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the murder of Martin Luther King Jr and introducing articles of impeachment for many in the administration. McKinney supports voting reform, abolition of the Patriot Act and similar programs, campaign finance reform, creating millions of new jobs, raising the minimum wage, repealing NAFTA and similar programs, pro-immigrant illegal immigration reform, reparations for African-Americans, increasing education spending drastically, cutting the military budget drastically and tax reform.
Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party, 45 states and Washington D.C.): Baldwin is a pastor, radio-host and former Republican from Florida. Baldwin was a major critic of George Bush in the 2000 campaign and dropped out of the Republican party when Bush was nominated. Baldwin is a Ron Paul endorsed conservative libertarian. His plaform is entirely against the income tax, the war in Iraq, illegal immigration, the United Nations, NATO, NAFTA and the Patriot Act while supporting the ten commandments first and the Constitution second as the law of the land.
Brian Moore (Socialist Party, 22 states): Moore is a former Democratic politician from Florida. Moore supports promoting renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, creating more effective agricultural and health care plans, replace private ownership with community ownership and "worker control of industry and financial institutions," redistributing wealth and attempting to curb poverty throughout the world, withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan, abolishing the Patriot Act and similar programs and promotion of art programs.
Gloria La Riva (Socialism and Liberation Party, 12 states): Riva is a politician from New Mexico that is running for President or Vice-President for the sixth time. La Riva supports withdrawing from Afghanistan and Iraq, ending all United States' sanctions, promote the cause of the Palestinian people, releasing Puerto Rico from American rule, 100% employment, raising minimum wage to $15 per hour, free healthcare, free college tuition for everyone, full rights for illegal immigrants and gay marriage.
Roger Calero (Socialist Workers Party, 10 states): Calero is a journalist and politician from New Jersey by way of Nicaragua. Calero shares a similar platform as the two socialist candidates above. Because he was not born in the United States, he will be replaced by Socialist James Harris in some states that he has qualified in.
By Igor Derysh
The Examiner (link)
It is almost ironic that when journalists and columnists, and I must admit I too am guilty of this, mention the lack of coverage that third party candidates like Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr receive while in the same breath forgetting to mention the other third party candidates that are out there. Here are the other candidates that are likely to appear on your state's ballot on November 4 and what they bring to the table. Because are are just too many to discuss, this list will feature candidates who appear on the ballot in ten or more states in order of how many states they appear, including write-in options.
Cynthia McKinney (Green Party, 48 states and Washington D.C.): McKinney is a former Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia. McKinney served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2007. McKinney is perhaps best known for her ties to conspiracy theorists who question aspects of the 9/11 attacks and the murder of Martin Luther King Jr and introducing articles of impeachment for many in the administration. McKinney supports voting reform, abolition of the Patriot Act and similar programs, campaign finance reform, creating millions of new jobs, raising the minimum wage, repealing NAFTA and similar programs, pro-immigrant illegal immigration reform, reparations for African-Americans, increasing education spending drastically, cutting the military budget drastically and tax reform.
Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party, 45 states and Washington D.C.): Baldwin is a pastor, radio-host and former Republican from Florida. Baldwin was a major critic of George Bush in the 2000 campaign and dropped out of the Republican party when Bush was nominated. Baldwin is a Ron Paul endorsed conservative libertarian. His plaform is entirely against the income tax, the war in Iraq, illegal immigration, the United Nations, NATO, NAFTA and the Patriot Act while supporting the ten commandments first and the Constitution second as the law of the land.
Brian Moore (Socialist Party, 22 states): Moore is a former Democratic politician from Florida. Moore supports promoting renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, creating more effective agricultural and health care plans, replace private ownership with community ownership and "worker control of industry and financial institutions," redistributing wealth and attempting to curb poverty throughout the world, withdrawing from Iraq and Afghanistan, abolishing the Patriot Act and similar programs and promotion of art programs.
Gloria La Riva (Socialism and Liberation Party, 12 states): Riva is a politician from New Mexico that is running for President or Vice-President for the sixth time. La Riva supports withdrawing from Afghanistan and Iraq, ending all United States' sanctions, promote the cause of the Palestinian people, releasing Puerto Rico from American rule, 100% employment, raising minimum wage to $15 per hour, free healthcare, free college tuition for everyone, full rights for illegal immigrants and gay marriage.
Roger Calero (Socialist Workers Party, 10 states): Calero is a journalist and politician from New Jersey by way of Nicaragua. Calero shares a similar platform as the two socialist candidates above. Because he was not born in the United States, he will be replaced by Socialist James Harris in some states that he has qualified in.
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