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=You know, referencing to something that hurt your image with TPW’ers isn’t the best idea.

It is always nice when a sitting official switches parties. I’ve never been a big fan of the third parties making a big announcement about it. The Libertarian Party milked the Republican State Reps in New Hampshire as “elected Libertarians” when they ran under both party names. As it turns out, they weren’t elected as Libertarians, because they can’t seem to get elected without being on the GOP ballot line anymore.

We in the third party movement tend to view the role of a party as simply an ideology, with the end goal to get people to agree with us. What third parties really need to do is build the infrastructure up so that we have something to offer candidates when they decide what party to run under. I think we all know that there are many people who SHOULD be running as CPers, Greens, and LPers but do not because the party cannot give them a victory.

I’d like to see this mayor run for re-election and the CP provide the money and volunteers to get him in office. That is the purpose of a party.

June 3rd, 2007 at 9:55 pm
It is significantly harder to elect someone as a third party candidate than to have them switch parties. That is a true indication of a political party’s power.

This may be true, but we will take them any way they come and are grateful to have him aboard!

June 3rd, 2007 at 9:55 pm
It is significantly harder to elect someone as a third party candidate than to have them switch parties. That is a true indication of a political party’s power.

This may be true, but we will take them any way they come and are grateful to have him aboard!

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Let’s see what the Constitution Party can do in a non-partisan race in a small town. Let’s show people – before leaping into higher office – what minor parties can do at the local level.

However, if he’s looking at higher office, his best bet would be to run as a Republican in the primary. You’d get two bangs for the buck on this: (a) you have a higher shot at winning, (b) you’d show Republicans just how far they’ve strayed by incorporating the CP agenda, and© you’d show people that you have experience as an elected official, regardless if it’s a non-partisan race or not.

I guarantee you once news about his party affiliation spreads, he’ll have at least one opponent next election. They did that to Pat Dixon in Texas; he was a well-known Libertarian but lost re-election after his voting record was visible…

Anyway, that’s not to diminish the congratulatory remarks I have for the CP gaining an elected official, especially mayor.

NOPE! We’re only getting stronger then before!