On September 16, the Kansas Supreme Court will hear the case over whether the Democratic Party’s nominee may remove his name from the November ballot. He had withdrawn because the Democratic Party had decided to support the independent candidate, Greg Orman. The Secretary of State then ruled that the Democrats may not withdraw their nominee.
This post has nothing to do with the story above, but the politics1.com website appears to show that Vic Kohring, the Alaskan Independence nominee for U.S. Senator has withdrawn from that race. At least it does not list a website for Mr. Kohring. I’m sure there may be a good reason for his withdrawal (if he has indeed withdrawn)but as I understand it, this leaves the AIP without a statewide candidate.
Mr. Kohring had defeated a Mr. Kyle in Alaska’s Open Primary for the AIP nomination, but now I think the deadline is past for replacing candidates who have withdrawn. Whether or not Mr. Kohring’s name will remain on the ballot also remains to be seen.
Until Richard or someone can find out more about the situation there, it is best to defer from future comments, only to say it is sad that this party with its legacy may not have a candidate for statewide office after having gone through a primary election,where a Mr. Kyle would have been willing to have been that nominee.
Have just spoken with an individual in the Alaska’s Division of Election. This unnamed person verified to me that Mr. Koring had withdrawn for U.S. Senator. My request for a copy of the statement from Mr. Koring giving his notice/reason of withdrawal including any statement attached thereto has been forward to the Director’s office. I also spoke by phone with withdrew Lynette Clark, AIP State Chair, and she had no answer for his withdrawal, other than the fact that the deadline had passed for a replacement.
This is a sad time for the AIP. But I personally feel there is more to this particular story than meets the eye. The AIP has the potential to become the strongest 3rd party not only in Alaska but in the United States. There are certain people in the United States who do not want to see a party such as the AIP to grow. For now, we’ll just leave it at that. And I apologize to Richard for using his reply space to this unrelated story to bring everyone up to date on this Alaskan race.
What do you call a person who wins your party primary nomination for a public office, then withdraws from the election on the date of the deadline that makes it too late for your party to substitute the name of another candidate for such office for the General Election?
Vic. (Short for Victor, presumably.)
No, his name is Vic Koring. It ought to go down in history with the name of Benedict Arnold.
Richard:
I noticed that you space normally reserved for repy was changed to No Comments, so I don’t know if I’m speaking to the wind. Only wanted to say to all who might read this that there is definitely something fishy going on with the Alaskan Independence Party. For a candidate – without any forewarning – for Mr. Khoring to simply write on a sheet of plain (I have a copy of it) that he was withdrawing from the race and give no reason for doing so is beyond understanding.
Not only is his withdrawal beyond understanding, but from what I can gather from the Division of Elections and from a couple of other party members, they were not even notified by Mr. Khoring that he was withdrawing. For any candidate – this would have been the Christian thing to do.
So having no further information than I currently have from anyone – including Mr. Khoring – I am not going to share any more information or give any more opinions. However, if anyone reading this site does have some information that is beneficial to this matter, I wish they would share with me.
Again, as I earlier pointed out, there is something fishy about this whole matter. I believe Alaska is not only the last frontier in on this planet, but I believe it also is the last chance for civilized people to live together in freedom before the Demon AntiChrist will raise its ugly head and each and everyone of us who are alive at that time will have to declare: “I am a Christian.” or “I am not a Christian.” There will be no 3rd choice.
Would Demon Auntie Christ survive a top two election, I wonder? Is she Democrat or Republican?