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Zeese Gets Second Party Nomination - Maryland Green Party |
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Sunday, 04 June 2006 |
Baltimore Sun Reports: Marylanders Tired of
Two Bickering Old Parties
Towson, MD: At the State Assembly of the Maryland Green Party, Kevin B. Zeese received his second party nomination. Zeese has also received the nomination of the Libertarian Party of Maryland. He expects to receive the nomination of the Populist Party next weekend.
"I appreciate the support of the Maryland Green Party and hope to see the Party grow and prosper at this time when voters recognize that neither of the two old parties represent their interests. Getting the support of parties as different as the Greens and Libertarians demonstrates the breadth of support my campaign has among voters. My campaign committee includes people from the Republican and Democratic Parties as well as independents. The American people are ready for political change. They recognize that the two old parties are more indebted to their funders then the voters," said Zeese.
The nomination comes when the Baltimore Sun reports that Maryland voters are tied of the bickering and partisanship of the two old parties; and when voters registered independent of the two parties is rapidly rising. The article, by David Nitkin, highlights the Zeese campaign saying:
"Some candidates are trying to capitalize on voter disgust with the two-party system. Kevin Zeese, an anti-war activist who has led an effort against Maryland's electronic voting machines, is running for U.S. Senate this year as a "fusion" candidate, seeking the nominations of the Green, Libertarian and Populist parties.
"He says he is addressing issues that major party candidates won't, such as challenging U.S. policy in Israel and calling for a tax-reform plan that would exempt an individual's first $100,000 in income from taxation. To replace the revenue, he would impose an 0.1 percent "microtax" on the purchase of stocks, bonds, derivatives and currency, which he says would raise $1.2 trillion yearly.
"Zeese acknowledges that many independent voters are turned off by politics entirely. "But others are looking for a leader," he said.
"'Partisanship has gotten really ugly in Maryland,' he said. 'There is a divide between the leadership of the two parties and the voters of the two parties. There is an opportunity here if the right candidate comes along.'"
The full article can be viewed at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-id.partisan04jun04,0,5127125.story?coll=bal-home-headlines
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