January 24, 2004
Libertarians Finally Gain Momentum
Gary Nolan (L), a relative unknown in the overall political spectrum, may finally be making some headway on his campaign and looks poised to become the Libertarian party’s nominee for the 2004 Presidential election, thanks to Amazon.com’s new direct contribution system. The system allows Amazon customers to contribute between $5 and $200.Nolan appears to be in a close Amazon.com race, faltering only to John Kerry (D), in what has become an intense run for little more than publicity in a bid to gain wide media recognition for his campaign. Also covering the story is ZDnet.com: Campaign trail hits Amazon. Read on for the latest contribution tally.
These numbers were current as of 1/24/2004 at 3:00PM EST
| Candidate | # Cont | $ Cont |
| John F. Kerry (D) | 115 | $3,115.00 |
| Gary P. Nolan (L) | 94 | $2,640.00 |
| Wesley K. Clark (D) | 116 | $2,610.00 |
| John Edwards (D) | 66 | $1,795.01 |
| Howard Dean (D) | 98 | $1,765.01 |
| Michael Badnarik (L) | 32 | $322.00 |
| Dennis J. Kucinich (D) | 26 | $280.00 |
| Al C. Sharpton (D) | 10 | $225.00 |
| Fern Penna (D) | 8 | $47.00 |
Candidates who have not given Amazon permission for contributions (alphabetical): George Bush, Jr. (R), Willie Felix Carter (D), Lowell Jackson Fellure (R), Al Hamburg (I), Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. (D), Joseph I. Lieberman (D), Hellen McMullen Williams (D), Lucian Wojciechowski(D)
Posted by SoL at January 24, 2004 03:24 PM
Comments
Comment #6628
This is encouraging news. I have been waiting for some sign that non-voters and independents would begin to exercise their potential muscle by supporting third parties and their candidates. The Green Party too is making headway in state and local races around the country.
If we can survive another 4 to 8 years, voters may have some viable alternative choices to the two monolithic parties whose primary goal in life is to keep themselves in the money for campaigning and propaganda dissemination purposes.
I read a couple days ago, that Bush has only kept partially or fully 48% of his campaign promises made in 2000.
Posted by: David R. Remer at January 24, 2004 05:10 PM
