-Caveat Lector- ------- Start of forwarded message ------- From: Libertarian Party Announcements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: LP RELEASE: 219 House candidates Date: 10/23/02 8:50:00 AM
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =============================== NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: http://www.LP.org =============================== For release: October 22, 2002 =============================== For additional information: George Getz, Communications Director Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================== Libertarians make history by running candidates in majority of House districts for second straight time WASHINGTON, DC -- The Libertarian Party has just made history by becoming the first third party in more than 80 years to contest a majority of U.S. House seats for the second election cycle in a row. The last third party to achieve that feat was the Socialists, who did it in 1920. "The Socialists had a profound impact on America as first the Democrats, and then the Republicans, co-opted their ideas," said Ron Crickenberger, Libertarian Party political director. "Obviously, neither of the two major parties has any interest in co-opting our small-government ideas, which is why we need to replace them." At least 219 Libertarian candidates in 39 states have already qualified to be on the ballot for the U.S. House in November, the party announced on Tuesday. That marks only the second time in 82 years that a third party has accomplished that feat for two election cycles in a row. The party also contested a majority of seats in 2000, when it ran 256 candidates in 44 states. By contrast, the Green Party is running 58 U.S. House candidates, the Constitution Party is running 15, the Natural Law Party is running 11, and the Reform Party has four. [All information provided by the respective party websites]. The ability to contest a majority of U.S. House races is significant, said Ballot Access News publisher and third-party expert Richard Winger, because the last "minor" parties to accomplish that feat all wound up electing people to Congress. In the 20th Century, only the Progressive Party, the Prohibition Party, and the Socialist Party were able to field candidates in more than half the U.S. House districts - and all went on to win House seats. The party may also have an impact on determining whether Democrats or Republicans control the House, Crickenberger pointed out, because Libertarian candidates are running in 17 of the 34 races that the DC Political Report describes as "five-star" races, which are the most exciting and competitive in the country. "With a 13-seat difference between the Democrats and Republicans in the House, the Libertarian Party could tip the balance of power by affecting the outcome of just seven races," said Crickenberger. "This should give the Republicans and Democrats something to worry about when they vote for a more expensive and intrusive government." Libertarian candidates for the U.S. House will be on the ballot in every state except Arkansas, Rhode Island, Georgia, Ohio, Florida, North Dakota, New Mexico, Minnesota, Maryland, West Virginia, and Maine, said Crickenberger. "Many of these Libertarians are the only challengers to an incumbent, big-government politician," said Crickenberger. "Voters who don't like the way Democrats are Republicans are behaving can literally kick them right out of the House." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBPbDYi9CSe1KnQG7RAQFeCAP/R8oNz95wFNXJP+CV656g10y6irS/fvbS tu8X/v6kBL9nwUkAxsPllB+KLUA8BFiGLDBNgjLEVOfTsHLkgHzvites/llF1BEM ldq9Z845iPH/HJzyS1OM+3+p1HR2C/L4R5C8wqGhZbob+gEy5ZJUIbbJh4DRx/DI 9/aFST/0yfI= =hSex -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/ 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 100 voice: 202-333-0008 Washington DC 20037 fax: 202-333-0072 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For subscription changes, please use the WWW form at: http://www.lp.org/action/email.html -------- End of forwarded message -------- From ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; I don't believe everything I read or send (but that doesn't stop me from considering it; obviously SOMEBODY thinks it's important) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. 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