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Tennessee voters may have eight presidential options

August 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

Tennessee voters “may have as many as eight candidates to choose from on the November presidential ballot” following Thursday’s petitioning deadline, the Tennessean reports. Libertarian Bob Barr and independent Ralph Nader qualified for the ballot earlier this summer, and Green Cynthia McKinney “has petitioned, but her signatures have not yet been certified.”

In addition to those candidates and the Democrats and Republicans, “three other candidates filed their petitions on Thursday, and have also not yet been certified: Chuck Baldwin of Pensacola, Fla., who’s running as the Constitution Party candidate, Brian Moore of Spring Hill, Fla., the Socialist Party nominee; and Charles Jay, of Hollywood, Fla.”

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Filed Under: Constitution Party · Green Party · Independents · Libertarian Party · Socialist/left parties

7 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Mike Gillis // Aug 22, 2008 at 1:43 am

    Keyes and the other two socialist parties didn’t even try?

  • 2 langa // Aug 22, 2008 at 4:01 am

    Interestingly, 5 of the 8 candidates are from either Georgia or Florida.

  • 3 JimDavidson // Aug 22, 2008 at 5:56 am

    Having left each of those states many times, I can say that being from Georgia or Florida is great. I’m glad to see that Paulie’s work for the Boston Tea Party came through, and Charles Jay may be expected on the ballot in Tennessee. I heard that his running mate there is Tom Knapp.

    Isn’t it wonderful that voters in Tennessee can find a libertarian on the ballot? Sad that the guy representing the LP isn’t a libertarian, though.

  • 4 SovereignMN // Aug 22, 2008 at 9:36 am

    I thought the Prohibition Party was going to be on Tennessee’s ballot too? Guess not.

    “Keyes and the other two socialist parties didn’t even try?”

    I wouldn’t be surprised if Keyes DID try. His organization is pathetic. Nice going Keyes.

  • 5 Sivarticus // Aug 22, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    Keyes is a nut and a loser.

  • 6 hogarth // Aug 22, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    What I think is interesting is that the only candidate whose party name was left out of the story was Jay.

  • 7 Nexus // Aug 22, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    “I wouldn’t be surprised if Keyes DID try. His organization is pathetic.”

    Keyes has an organization?

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