While I fully support Barack Obama’s presidential bid as the best opportunity for change, I respect former Democratic Presedential candidate Mike Gravel and his Libertarian viewpoints. As a Libertarian, I found it interesting that when I took the Select Smart survey to track how the individual candidates’ positions mirrored mine, Mike Gravel came out on top, followed by Ron Paul and then Barack Obama.
Democratic Presidential hopeful Mike Gravel has switched from the Democratic party to the Libertarian party. Gravel was a long shot candidate, who at 77, would have been the oldest President on inauguration (78 years old). In addition, he has a checkered financial past, having suffered both personal and corporate bankruptcies. by far.
Gravel was frustrated at his inability to take part in the Democratic primary debates in order to get his views heard. Ron Paul, a former Libertarian party member with similar views, benefited from his participation in the Republican primary debates. According to the Associated Press, Gravel defended his switch in an e-mail by saying:
“[the Democratic party] no longer represents my vision for our great country.”It is a party that continues to sustain war, the military-industrial complex and imperialism — all of which I find anathema to my views.”
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