The August 19 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this article, an interview of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn. It is possible he will run for president as an independent. He is an expert on defense and foreign policy. Thanks to David Leip for this news.
And add to this Dan Rather’s claim over the weekend that he had interviewed Michael Bloomberg and Rather claims Bloomberg said he will not run for president or vice president in 2008.
Sam Nunn would make an exciting fit for the Green Party!! Nunn for president 2008!! More rail, more candidates, less apathy!!
He may as well be running as a Carter Democrat.
from wikipedia:
“Overall Nunn was a moderately-conservative Democrat [citation needed] who often broke with his party on a host of social and economic issues. He strongly opposed the budget bill of 1993, which included provisions to raise taxes in order to reduce the deficit. He was also vehement in his opposition to President Clinton’s proposal to allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military.He voted in favor of school prayer, capping punitive damage awards, amending the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget, and limiting death penalty appeals. On certain issues like abortion, the environment, gun control, and affirmative action, Nunn took a more moderate line.”
This guy is NOT a good fit with the Greens. Do the Gail Parker people actually KNOW what the Green Party stands for?
Perhaps if they did, they wouldn’t championing Nunn and Bloomberg.
It’s Nunn or None in 2008!! More rail, more candidates, more exclamation points, less common sense!!
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It appears that many people are vying for a “Ross Perot” role in 2008. An establishment figure to play the role of Trojan Horse candidate who can siphon off anti-Democratic AND anti-Republican disaffected voters who might otherwise look to a legitimate third=party candidate. This leaves the two parties a clear field to preserve their “legitimacy”.
A third=party vote in excess of ten percent would call the whole regime into question – especially if the total turn out increased over the two previous elections.