On April 19, two former Democratic U.S. Senators, Sam Nunn of Georgia and David Boren of Oklahoma, both endorsed Barack Obama. Both men had been close to Unity08 last year. See here for the Nunn story and here for the Boren story.

According to this Orlando Sentinel newspaper story, Prohibition Party presidential candidate Gene Amondson said he will probably vote for the Republican nominee for president.

It is almost always a mistake for any minor party candidate to say that he or she will vote for a major party opponent. In 2004 the Green Party lost a great deal of status when its vice-presidential candidate, Pat LaMarche, was erroneously quoted as saying she might vote for the Democratic ticket for president. She did not say that.

The newspaper says the Prohibition Party won’t be on the Florida ballot this year, but actually the Prohibition Party presidential candidate probably will be on the Florida ballot this year, the first time that party will have been on in Florida since 1924.

Major newspapers, magazines, and television stations in Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, France, and Poland, have recently run feature stories about Frank Moore and his campaign for president of the U.S. Moore is an independent candidate who lives in Berkeley, California, and who is attempting to file as a declared write-in presidential candidate in the 35 states that will count write-ins for candidates who file a declaration of write-in candidacy.

Other presidential candidates have filed for write-in status in multiple states in recent past elections, and they have typically not received publicity. Moore is different, because he (1) is already somewhat well-known as a poet, painter and performance artist; and (2) has had cerebral palsy his entire life, so severe that he cannot talk or walk. He communicates by using a laser fastened to a device that he wears on his head. He aims the laser at a chart that shows all the letters of the alphabet, plus the most commonly spoken English words. His wife then verbalizes his message, for the benefit of any audience or any individual who is having a conversation with Moore. See this article.

Moore’s presidential campaign is not just to garner publicity for himself; he has a well-developed policy platform.