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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | First Whig party candidate in 150 years runs for office |
http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/sto ... &catid=250 Quote: For the first time in more than 150 years, a candidate is running for federal office under the Whig Party. On Thursday, Craig Porter of Miami became qualified to run for Congress' 25th District in South Florida as a member of the Florida Whig Party. The Whig Party was once one of the two major political parties of the United States, from 1833 to 1856. Two U.S. presidents were elected from the Whig Party, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor. Both died in office, and were succeeded by John Tyler and Millard Fillmore. Fillmore was the last Whig to hold the nation's highest office. The Florida Whig Party is a more recent creation, having formed in 2006 neat...I need to read up about their platform down there. |
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| Author: | Godzilla1960 [ Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Whig party candidate in 150 years runs for office |
Doesn't sound like my kind of party, but I like the nod to history. http://www.floridawhig.com/ If someone brings back the "Bull Moose" Progressive Party, I'm in. |
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| Author: | Crosscheck [ Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: First Whig party candidate in 150 years runs for office |
I just read through their platform and it sounds like wishy-washy libertarianism mixed up with the Fair Tax. Meh. Not very compelling. |
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