THE OTHER CANDIDATES

THE OTHER CANDIDATES

President

Third-party candidates in Ohio with their key platform issues.

CHUCK BALDWIN

Party: Constitution.

Occupation: A minister, radio talk-show host and columnist.

Vice-presidential running mate: Darrell L. Castle.

Party Web site: http://www.constitutionparty.com/

Candidate Web site: http://www.baldwin08.com/

Key platform issues: Life for all human beings, from conception to natural death; freedom of conscience and actions for the self-governed individual; each individual’s right to own and steward personal property without government burden; the Constitution and the Bill of Rights interpreted according to the actual intent of the Founding Fathers.

BOB BARR

Party: Libertarian.

Occupation: A former five-term U.S. House member [as a Republican] who now practices law and runs a consulting firm.

Vice-presidential running mate: Wayne Root.

Party Web site: http://www.lp.org/

Candidate Web site: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/

Key platform issues: All individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others; respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world; and people are permitted to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest.

RICHARD DUNCAN

Party: None [independent].

Occupation: Real estate agent and small property owner.

Vice-presidential running mate: Ricky Johnson.

Candidate Web site: http://www.richardaduncan.samsbiz.com

Key platform issues: To maintain a presence in Iraq but curtail it; create new jobs and preserve the ones we have; launch a major urban renewal project in our major cities; start an aggressive industrial and business development program to encourage companies to locate in those major cities; and improve city public transportation systems.

CYNTHIA McKINNEY

Party: Green.

Occupation: A former six-term U.S. House member [as a Democrat].

Vice-presidential running mate: Rosa A. Clemente.

Party Web site: http://www.gp.org/

Candidate Web site: http://votetruth08.com/

Key platform issues: The party supports grass-roots activists, environmentalists, advocates for social justice, nonviolent resisters and regular citizens who’ve had enough of corporate-dominated politics; a restructuring of social, political and economic institutions away from a system that is controlled by and mostly benefits the powerful few.

BRIAN MOORE

Party: Socialist.

Occupation: A recruiter of executives for the health care field.

Vice-presidential running mate: Stewart Alexander.

Party Web site: http://www.sp-usa.org/

Candidate Web site: http://www.votebrianmoore.com/

Key platform issues: The abolition of every form of domination and exploitation; and eliminating capitalism through the creation of a democratic socialist society based on compassion, empathy, and respect. Also, the development of new social structures in which workers and community members will take responsibility for, and control.

RALPH NADER

Party: None [independent].

Occupation: A consumer advocate, lawyer and author.

Vice-presidential running mate: Matt Gonzalez.

Candidate Web site: http://www.votenader.org/

Key platform issues: Stopping corporate interests and the corporate governments’ autocratic control over our society and country; break the addiction to fossil fuels and developing a clean energy policy; crackdown on corporate crime; a single-payer health-care plan; and a fair tax system.

Source: Candidates’ Web sites