On July 26, former Republican Tom Tancredo officially announced his candidacy for the Constitution Party’s gubernatorial nomination. See this story. Thanks to Jason Miller for the link.
On July 26, former Republican Tom Tancredo officially announced his candidacy for the Constitution Party’s gubernatorial nomination. See this story. Thanks to Jason Miller for the link.
Hell Yeah!
If Tom Tancredo does nothing more than syphon off enough votes from the “secular conservative” GOP nominee, to allow the “secular liberal” Democrat nominee to win Governor in November, then he will have done a great service toward destroying the 2 party monopoly in Colorado.
Hopefully, such will also open the eyes of “Christian conservatives” and “Christian patriots” in Colorado and nationwide to the reality the GOP is not the party where their heart and support should be.
Go Tancredo, go!
He should do OK if he does not screw things up by talking about black helicopters and such.
Think he is a little late http://sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/main.htm
Could be that this is a step towards seeking the 2012 CP presidential nomination. Many like-minded RonPaulicans in the CP, but Paul is a masochist who prefers getting slapped around by his GOP and won’t jump ship.
Contact: Lynette Clark, Chairman Alaskan Independence Party 457-1884 or
J.R. Myers, AIP Vice Chairman South, 262-7560
http://www.akip.org/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/25/10
In an historic and bold move, a new bipartisan coalition has been
formed in Alaska for election 2010, at least in the battle for four
seats in the Alaska Legislature, including that of Speaker of the House.
The Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) and the Alaska Libertarian Party
(ALP) have both agreed to endorse and support
each others candidates for the Alaska Legislature this year.
There are three Alaska Libertarian Party candidates, Robert Clift in
HD21 in Anchorage, Harley Brown in HD25 in Spenard/Jewell Lake and
Scott Kohlhaas in HD20 in Mountainview, Russian Jack and Northeast
Anchorage. There is one Alaskan Independence Party candidate,
Ray Southwell, RN of Nikiski, who is challenging Alaska Speaker of the
House, Milke Chenault in House District 34. Southwell said, “Isn’t
it time that like minded people from all political persuasions band
together in defense of our liberties by electing those who will hold our
government accountable?”
Lynette Clark, AIP Chairman said, “Holding
government accountable has gone beyond partisan politics. The
individual citizen is responsible for their government now, and the
government they will pass onto their children. Now is the time for all
good men and women to come to the aid of this country. I believe
those candidates which the Alaskan Independence Party is endorsing are
in no way a vote for ‘the lesser of two evils’, but the right candidates
for this election and this country.”
While the Libertarians had this to say, “The Alaska Libertarian Party
proudly accepts the endorsement of the Alaskan Independence Party
for its candidates for State Representative. Robert Clift was
“pleased to have the endorsement”. “They may be on to something”, he said.
Harley Brown considers the endorsement “an honor and a privilege”.
“It’s very gratifying to see the two other officially recognized
parties working together”, he said. Scott Kohlhaas was “elated”.
“We have been working for the same goals for so long, it makes
perfect sense to work in a bipartisan manner”, Kohlhaas said.
The Executive committee of the Alaska Libertarian Party voted to
endorse Mr. Ray G. Southwell of the Alaskan Independence Party for
State Representative in District 34. “We enthusiastically endorse
Ray G. Southwell for State Representative in District 34,”
said Scott Kohlhaas, chairman of the Alaska Libertarian Party.
“We hope and pray he can make a breakthrough for freedom on the Kenai
Peninsula!”, he said.
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Finally, the Alaskan Independence Party and the Alaska Libertarian Party have shown they have developed some “smarts.”
The announcement these two 3rd parties are going to support the candidates of the other, is one of the wisest and smartest things 3rd parties in all states can do. If all 3rd parties of like-mind had been doing things like this for the past 25 years, the complexion of Congress and some of our state legislatures might be different today.
It is about time, thank God!
As I understand, in Alaska “fusion” is not allowed, so the two 3rd parties have made a “gentlemen’s agreement” to not oppose each other’s candidates. In other words, certain candidates will remain solely on the ballot as “Alaskan Independence” and others for other offices will remain solely as “Alaska Libertarian.”
Still with the proper amount of PR and press releases, the voters will know the differance. For example, sample ballots distributed by the the 3rd parties could be made up with the names of the AIP and ALP nominees appearing in larger, bolder letters.
I send my praise and congratulations to the leaders of both the Alaskan Independence Party and the Alaska Libertarian Party for this demonstration of leadership and political savvy.
I hope all your “co-nominated” candidates win in November!
Howard Phillips, the party founder, is either thrilled or freaking out right now with the possibility of Tom Tancredo as a Constitution Party governor and running as the 2012 nominee for president. Thrilled because he has a “big name” for both governor and 2012, and freaking out because he wants a big name, yet he doesn’t want the party taken away from him by that some big name.
Update–the last three words should be “same big name”. My bad.
No.
Phillips is not a control freak, and he also doesn’t have as great of an influence in the CP as he did in the past.
I would gladly have Tancredo as our presidential candidate in 2012!
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