Hat tip to the Daily News political blog for the link.
(excerpt from) Albany Times Union on-line
Rebels with causes use ideas to fuel bids
By Jimmy Vielkind / Friday, September 10, 2010
(As the story notes, for the third party candidates featured below, “There’s one hurdle left: The State Board of Elections meets next Thursday [September 16, 2010] — two days after the state primaries — to vote on the candidates for the general election ballot.”)
ALBANY — New York voters will have a choice this fall among several candidates for governor: one pushing to legalize marijuana and decriminalize prostitution; one advocating higher taxes on the rich to fund government jobs building “green roofs”; and another who wants to cap public employee salaries at $100,000.
At least, the candidates holding those positions hope they’ll be able to give voters that choice. All represent minor parties that have submitted necessary signatures to create a ballot line for themselves, hoping they might attract the 50,000 votes needed to make their lines permanent for four years or at least get a shot in televised debates.
Then again they could win it all…
The story goes on to feature the following, third party candidates:
Kristin Davis – Anti-Prohibition Party
Howie Hawkins – Green Party
Charles Barron – Freedom Party (link to article: here)
Steve Cohn – Tea Party
Jimmy McMillan – Rent is Too Damn High Party
Warren Redlich – Libertarian Party
The story also gives mention to the following candidates and parties:
“Cuomo, the current attorney general, is running on the Democratic and Independence Party lines; ex-Congressman Rick Lazio and Buffalo developer Carl Paladino are battling for the Republican Party line; Lazio is running in a primary against Ralph Lorigo for the Conservative Party line; and Paladino is running on the Taxpayers line.”
Wow look at all those interesting choices! Rent is Too Damn High is lucky that it already comes with a catchy slogan.
well there is always the Virginia Independent Green Party, an on going duplicity ………
If this LP thing doesn’t work out, I think I may check into the Rent is Too Damn High Party. Maybe I can start the Virginia affiliate. I like the name, and understand the plight of those whose rent is too damn high.
Thanks, Mik,
LOL!
I fixed it.
Guess it’s all the same to me…
😉
I thought Kristen Davis was with the Anti-Prohibition Party, not the Prohibition Party. Earl Dodge would have been a little surprised, I think.
That is a lot of candidates. How are voters supposed to choose from all of that confusion and clutter? I hope the elections board will take care of that…