For those keeping track of the whereabouts of Mike Gravel, no doubt you’ve seen the BREAKING NEWS that the long-shot presidential candidate has told supporters he’s leaving the Democratic party and joining the Libertarians.
Gravel, a former Democratic senator from Alaska, said in an e-mail that the Democratic Party “no longer represents my vision for our great country.”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,” he said in the e-mail in which he also asked supporters for campaign donations.
Gravel, 77, has been excluded from recent Democratic debates because he failed to meet fundraising or polling thresholds.
“I look forward to advancing my presidential candidacy within the Libertarian Party, which is considerably closer to my values, my foreign policy views and my domestic views,” he said.
Zzzzzzzzzzz…
Oh, uh, did someone say something? I just dozed off there for a bit.
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