United States third party presidential candidates, 2008

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"Third party" is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the Democratic and Republican parties.

Officially declared candidates who are seeking, or have received, a nomination on a third party ticket in the 2008 presidential election are listed below. Also listed are candidates who have no official party affiliation and are running as independents.

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[edit] Constitution Party

Presidential nominee
Chuck Baldwin Image:Chuck Baldwin.jpg Pastor, long-time conservative political activist, and Constitution Party 2004 Vice Presidential nominee. Nominated by the Constitution Party at its 2008 National Convention on April 26, 2008. [1]
Vice Presidential nominee
Darrell Castle National Vice-Chair of the Constitution Party. Attorney, political activist and former Marine Corps Lieutenant from Tennessee.
Other candidates who ran for the nomination[2]
Alan Keyes Political activist, former U.S. diplomat. Three-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination (1996, 2000, 2008), and three-time candidate for the U.S. Senate (1988, 1992, and 2004).
Max Riekse Former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.[3]


[edit] Green Party

The Green Party is scheduled to nominate its presidential candidate at its 2008 National Convention, July 10-13 in Chicago, Illinois.[4]

Declared candidates
Jesse Johnson Filmmaker, and 2006 Senate candidate and 2004 gubernatorial candidate for the Mountain Party from West Virginia.

Cynthia McKinney		 Former Congresswoman from Georgia (1993-2003, 2005-2007).
Kent Mesplay Biomedical engineer who sought Green presidential nomination in 2004 from California.

Kat Swift		 State Party Co-Chair, progressive activist and newspaper credit manager from Texas.


[edit] Libertarian Party

Presidential nominee
Bob Barr Former Congressman and U.S. Attorney from Georgia. Barr won the nomination of the Libertarian Party on May 25, 2008 at its 2008 National Convention, in Denver, Colorado.
Vice Presidential nominee
Wayne Allyn Root Sports handicapper, businessman, author, and TV show host from Nevada. Root also ran for the party's 2008 presidential nomination.
Other candidates who ran for the nomination[5]

Mike Gravel		 Former U.S. Senator from Alaska. Previously a candidate for the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential nomination.

Daniel Imperato		 Businessman from Florida.
Mike Jingozian Software company founder from Oregon.[6][7]

Steve Kubby		 Businessman, marijuana legalization activist, and 1998 Gubernatorial candidate from California.

George Phillies		 College professor, 2002 candidate for chair of the Libertarian National Committee, and 1998 Congressional candidate from Massachusetts.

Mary Ruwart		 Author of Healing Our World, research scientist, activist, candidate for the Libertarian 1984 presidential nomination and 1992 vice-presidential nomination.
Christine Smith Humanitarian activist, and writer from Colorado.

[edit] New American Independent Party

Presidential nominee
Frank McEnulty President & Chief Financial Officer of Our Castle Homes from California. McEnulty won the New American Independent Party nomination in March 2008. He has not yet announced his running mate.

[edit] Party for Socialism and Liberation

Presidential nominee
Gloria La Riva Socialist, long-time anti-war and immigrant rights activist, candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation. La Riva received the nomination of the Peace & Freedom Party in gubernatorial races in 1994 and 1998.[8]

The Party for Socialism and Liberation announced the La Riva "People Over Profits" campaign on January 17, 2008.
Vice Presidential nominee
Eugene Puryear Political activist, of Washington, D.C.

[edit] Prohibition Party

Presidential nominee
Gene Amondson
Temperance lecturer, minister, artist, and 2004 Presidential Nominee. Nominated at the Prohibition Party National Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 14, 2007 [9]
Vice Presidential nominee
Leroy Pletten Temperance movement activist from Michigan.

[edit] Socialist Party USA

Presidential nominee
Brian Moore Antiwar activist, independent (Green Party endorsed)[10] candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2006.[11][12] Moore received the Socialist Party USA's presidential nomination at its National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri on October 20, 2007.
Vice Presidential nominee
Stewart Alexander Political activist and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate of California
Other candidates who ran for the nomination[11]
Eric Chester Author and former economics professor. 1996 Socialist Party USA vice-presidential candidate, three-time candidate for SPUSA presidential nomination (2000, 2004, 2008).

[edit] Socialist Workers Party

Presidential nominee
Róger Calero Socialist Workers Party candidate for President of the United States in 2004 and 2008, and for the United States Senate in New York in 2006
Vice Presidential nominee
Alyson Kennedy Laborer and political activist of New Jersey.

[edit] Independents

Independents do not run for a party and as such are usually diverse from each other in numerous ways. They also have no need to run in a primary, as they are candidates for the 2008 election already.

Candidates marked with a "X" have not registered with the Federal Election Commission for a presidential campaign.

Declared candidates
John Taylor Bowles National Socialist, campaign slogan is "The White People's Candidate"[1]
Jackson Kirk GrimesX Self-described fascist [13]. United Fascist Union

Alan Keyes		 Former Ambassador in the Ronald Reagan administration. Unsuccessfully sought the nominations of the Republican Party and the Constitution Party before beginning a campaign as an independent.
Frank Moore
Frank MooreX		 Performance artist, writer, painter and musician.[14]

Dr. Susan Block of California is his running mate.

Ralph Nader		 Consumer advocate, Write-in candidate in 1992, Green Party presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, and 2004 independent presidential candidate. Announced candidacy February 24, 2008 on Meet the Press.[15]

Matt Gonzalez of San Francisco is his running mate.[16]
Jonathon Sharkey Professional boxer and wrestler. Perennial presidential candidate.[17][18]
Kelcey Wilson Transparency advocate.[19][20] Announced candidacy February 19, 2007, on his blog.[21]

Wikinews has interviewed the following independent candidates:


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mannies, Jo "Constitution Party stunner: Chuck Baldwin KOs firebrand Alan Keyes", KCstar.com. April 26, 2008
  2. ^ "Chuck Baldwin becomes the Constitution Party Presidential Nominee", Third Party Watch.com. April 26, 2008
  3. ^ Gunn, Steve 'Mad Max' not the life of the Constitution Party, MLive.com. April 28, 2008
  4. ^ Green Party chooses Chicago for 2008 national conventionwww.gp.org
  5. ^ Presidential and VP Vote Totals - Updated Live!. LP.org (2008-05-25). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  6. ^ Mike Jingozian for President FEC disclosure report, FEC.gov
  7. ^ Candidate profile:Mike Jingozian, at Project Vote Smart.
  8. ^ "Meet Gloria La Riva", Meet Gloria La Riva, 6 January 2008 (accessed 11 April 2008).
  9. ^ Prohibition Party National Convention 2007 - Third and Fourth Sessions www.ourcampaigns.com
  10. ^ "Green Party endorses Brian Moore for U.S. Senate", Green Party of Florida, 9 September 2006 (accessed 18 November 2007).
  11. ^ a b "Socialist Party Ticket is Moore-Alexander", Ballot Access News, 20 October 2007 (accessed 20 October 2007).
  12. ^ Campaign site (accessed 20 October 2007).
  13. ^ Jack Grimes’ Statement of Candidacy for the 2008 U. S. Presidential Election
  14. ^ frankmooreforpresident08.com
  15. ^ AFP: Nader mixes up 2008 race with new White House run
  16. ^ Alexovich, Ariel. "Nader Announces Pick for Vice President", The New York Times, 2008-02-28. 
  17. ^ FEC dislosure report:Jonathon Sharkey, FEC.gov.Accessed on 2008-02-15
  18. ^ Project Vote Smart candidate profile:Jonathon "the Impaler" Sharkey, Vote-Smart.org. Accessed on 2008-02-15
  19. ^ FEC dislosure report:Kelcey Wilson, FEC.gov.Accessed on 2008-04-05
  20. ^ Project Vote Smart candidate profile:Kelcey Wilson, Vote-Smart.org. Accessed on 2008-04-05
  21. ^ www.wilson2008.com/blog

[edit] External links

[edit] Campaign sites

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Green Party candidates
Libertarian Party nominee
New American Independent Party nominee
Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee
Prohibition Party nominee
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