New York Independence Party Set to Nominate McCain
September 21st, 2008On Saturday, September 20, Frank MacKay said that the New York Independence Party will nominate John McCain for president and Sarah Palin for vice-president. This will be the first time the Independence Party has ever cross-endorsed a major party ticket for president and vice-president. In 1996 it chose Ross Perot; in 2000 it chose John Hagelin; in 2004 it chose Ralph Nader.
The state convention is in Albany on September 21.
September 21st, 2008 at 11:27 am
Given the financial meltdown and the blame that could be layed on Bush and the Republicans (rightly or not) it could be that be November they will have once again endorsed a minor party nominee.
We can only hope.
September 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am
of course we don’t know yet, but looks obvious that congress will vote the $700B bailout next week and then add a few hundred billion soon thereafter for toxic finances owned by foreign based banks.
bill
September 21st, 2008 at 2:58 pm
As I have been saying and writing for the past few years, the Republican Party will be a minor-sized party by the year 2012.
Furthermore, if the Independence Party does, indeed, nominate the McCain-Palin ticket, it will be a nod to the fact the those two people are neo-reformers (at least in name).
September 21st, 2008 at 3:07 pm
As I have been saying and writing for the past few years, the Republican Party will be a minor-sized party by the year 2012.
Furthermore, if the Independence Party does, indeed, nominate the McCain-Palin ticket, it will be a nod to the fact that those two people are neo-reformers (at least in name).
How ironic. At the beginning of the political season, it looked as though the struggle for domination of the Republican Party would be mainly between these factions: (1) the Eastern Establishment; (2) the Conservative Old Guard; (3) the Religious Right; 4) the Neo-Conservatives; and (5) the Libertarians. The Neo Reformers (6) were mainly seen, I think, as being on the very fringes and almost outside the gate. Now they are in control. As I always say, every election year is filled with many surprises!