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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 5, 2010
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News Release: Another November Featuring the Same Old Faces
Following a year of tea parties, candidate rallies and town hall
meetings, the promise of change within Indiana's entrenched parties did
not materialize on Tuesday as a small majority of primary voters
rebuffed the "change" message opting, instead, for more of the same
brand of decision-makers that fueled the current uproar across the
nation.
"We're amazed that so many people
felt the Republicans and Democrats would allow their parties' agendas to change," Chris Spangle, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Indiana. "I believe
yesterday's election results should make it apparent that change can
only be effected from the outside."
The Libertarian Party of Indiana slated candidates for each of the 10
federal offices at their convention in late April. This is the first
time in the party's 40 year history that the full field of candidates
was slated at convention. Leading the slate is Bloomington resident
Rebecca Sink-Burris, running for U.S. Senate. Sink-Burris, a former
teacher and small business owner, has been a party leader in the state
since the libertarians gained permanent ballot access two decades ago.
"If tea party members, disaffected Republicans and Democrats and the politically homeless are truly looking to change their government, we have a home
for those supporters," continued Spangle. "Look at the choices in the U.S. Senate race. The Grand Old Party chose
a Washington insider and Virginian lobbyist in Dan Coats. The
Democrats are apparently staying the course with a long-time civil
servant in Brad Elsworth, a recent supporter of big government health
care and industry takeovers. Rebecca is the only candidate remaining
that believes in smaller, restricted government. I hope all of these
activists for change acknowledge the reality and stop wasting their
votes on more of the same from the other two parties pushing the failed policies of the past."
Spangle continued, "Over the last year when tea party conservatives have engaged
libertarians in a discussion of what a Libertarian is and why we are a
third-party, they are initially hesitant to buy in," said Spangle. "But
once we begin to explain that our political views are based on the
Constitution, workable in modern society, and are far different than
their preconceived notions, they find the Libertarian Party closer to
their own views than their former party. We expect this trend to
increase with yesterday's elections."
"We're running a full slate of energetic, intelligent and insightful
candidates for Congress and Senate in November," added LPIN Chairman Sam
Goldstein. "They will unashamedly advocate and vote for our
Constitution. They will run on ideas that reflect American values:
limited government, personal responsibility, and personal freedom. The
Libertarian Party and it's candidates will be the only party on November
4th that will work to keep the government out of your business AND keep
money in your wallet."
In addition to Sink-Burris, the LPIN has slated the following candidatesin the U.S. House races:
US House, Dist. 1: Jon Morris US House, Dist. 2: Mark Vogel
US House, Dist. 3: Scott Wise US House, Dist.
4: John Duncan
US House,
Dist. 5: Chard Reid US House,
Dist.
6: T.J Thomson
US House,
Dist. 7: David Ezell US House, Dist. 8: John Cunningham US House,
Dist. 9: Greg Knott
Contact:
Chris
Spangle, Executive Director
Libertarian
Party of Indiana
156
E. Market Street
Suite
#405
Indianapolis,
IN 46204
Phone:
(317) 920-1994
www.lpin.org/candidates
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ABOUT THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY
The Libertarian Party is America, and Indiana's, third largest political
party founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political
parties. Its vision is for a world in which all individuals can freely
exercise the natural right of sole dominion over their own lives,
liberty and property by building a political party that elects
Libertarians to public office, and moving public policy in a libertarian
direction.
The Libertarian Party of Indiana was formed in 1974, and has maintained
ballot access since 1994. Sam Goldstein, an Indianapolis resident,
currently serves as Chairman. Learn what we stand for here. |
Libertarian Party of Indiana
156 E Market St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 920-1994
lpinhq@lpin.org
www.lpin.org
www.freehoosiers.com
Sam Goldstein, Chairman
Christopher Spangle, Executive Director
Paid for by the Libertarian Party of Indiana. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
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