Third Parties for Senate
The Constitution Party is going to field a candidate for Senate this year, former GOP State Committeeman Carl Edwards.
Mr Edwards pledges to
The Libertarian Party is going with Tom Martin.
Tom Martin's big issue is ballot access (more on that in a bit), and he has a page full of his positions on the issues.
The Green Party has selected Carl Romanelli.
Messrs Edwards, Martin and Romanelli, like Kate Michelman (if she ran), would need 67,070 signatures on a petition by August 1st to get on the ballot statewide. The 67,000 signatures represents 2% of Bob Casey's 2004 victory over Jean Craige Pepper for Treasurer.
That's a lot of signatures, especially compared to the 2000 signature bar for the Republicans and Democrats. It's the result of one of the largest turnouts in history. but if you can't even get 2% of the electorate to sign for you, how can you credibly say you can win? You are running to win, right?
Mr Edwards pledges to
- To preserve, protect, and defend the Right to Life from conception until natural death.
- To preserve, protect and defend the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
- To preserve, protect and defend the Right to Freedom of Education for Children.
- To preserve, protect and defend the Right to Constitutional Taxation.
The Libertarian Party is going with Tom Martin.
Tom Martin's big issue is ballot access (more on that in a bit), and he has a page full of his positions on the issues.
The Green Party has selected Carl Romanelli.
- Unlike his opponents, Romanelli favors universal health care, immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, reproductive freedom, and the right to same-sex marriage. Romanelli considers himself "the only candidate with a different platform" and the one alternative to two opponents with almost identical platforms.
Messrs Edwards, Martin and Romanelli, like Kate Michelman (if she ran), would need 67,070 signatures on a petition by August 1st to get on the ballot statewide. The 67,000 signatures represents 2% of Bob Casey's 2004 victory over Jean Craige Pepper for Treasurer.
That's a lot of signatures, especially compared to the 2000 signature bar for the Republicans and Democrats. It's the result of one of the largest turnouts in history. but if you can't even get 2% of the electorate to sign for you, how can you credibly say you can win? You are running to win, right?
Comments on "Third Parties for Senate"
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Julian Stolz said ... (5/28/2006 01:16:21 PM) :
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Gort said ... (5/29/2006 11:16:44 AM) :
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Conservative Goddess said ... (6/02/2006 06:27:08 PM) :
post a commentI met Carl Edwards a few weeks ago. He's an angry bitter old man who doesn't stand a chance. Rick Orloski (16th district Democratic State Senate Candidate) exclaimed to him "Take as many votes away from Rick Santorum as you can!" That's exactly what he's planning on doing. He's still bitter over Rick backing Specter over Toomey.
You forgot SOLANGE:
http://www.ussenatorsolangepennsylvania2006.com/solange.htm
I have it on very good authority that Carl Edwards is a Christian gentleman who knows the Constitution very well. He is pro-life and pro-second amendment. QED, he has my vote.