Constitution Party Convention

[SovereignMN]

I last attended the CP national convention in 2008 as a delegate for Chuck Baldwin. I'm not involved this time around but here are the nominees that will be voted on tomorrow (Saturday 4/16)

* J.R. Myers (Alaska)
* Tom Hoefling (Iowa)
* Daniel Cummings (Wyoming)
* Scott Copeland (Texas)
* Jeremy Friedbaum (Utah)
* Don Grundman (California)
* John Diamond (Pennsylvania)
* Darrell Castle (Tennessee)

Myers and Hoefling can bring ballot access to California while the other candidates are known and trusted within the CP. My guess is Castle gets the endorsement but that is just my hunch. No real inside knowledge.

 

[afwjam]

Thank you for the information.

 

[Anti-Neocon]

Are any of them any good? Or are they Ted Cruz wannabes?

 

[SovereignMN]

Are any of them any good? Or are they Ted Cruz wannabes?

Castle seems pretty good.
http://www.castlereport.us/category/articles/

Copeland is a staunch pro lifer.

Hoefling was aligned with Alan Keyes and his faction split the California American Independent Party away from the CP. That's why he can bring the ballot access because he controls the party in CA that is already qualified. Policy aside, their actions in 2008 leave a bitter taste in my mouth and I cannot support him.

 

[William Tell]

I like Castle from what I know about him. I can't say for sure if he's the best choice for them, but he's almost certainly the most respected within the party so he's a natural pick. I remember I really liked J.R Myers when he ran for AK governor.

Hoefling sucks I think. Don't know much about the others.

Hopefully the CP picks someone good, the LP just gets worse and worse.

 

[jmdrake]

Castle seems pretty good.
http://www.castlereport.us/category/articles/

Copeland is a staunch pro lifer.

Hoefling was aligned with Alan Keyes and his faction split the California American Independent Party away from the CP. That's why he can bring the ballot access because he controls the party in CA that is already qualified. Policy aside, their actions in 2008 leave a bitter taste in my mouth and I cannot support him.

Yeah Tennessee! (Donning my coon skin cap and whistling the Davy Crockett theme song.) Remember the Alamo! The Tennessee volunteers are a coming! (Seriously I like the sound of this. I might get involved. Gotta see who the libertarians are throwing up.)

 

[jmdrake]

I like Castle from what I know about him. I can't say for sure if he's the best choice for them, but he's almost certainly the most respected within the party so he's a natural pick. I remember I really liked J.R Myers when he ran for AK governor.

Hoefling sucks I think. Don't know much about the others.

Hopefully the CP picks someone good, the LP just gets worse and worse.

I voted for Virgil Goode 2012 on the strength of Chuck Baldwin from 2008 only to learn later that Goode was a neocon. Nobody gets it right every time I suppose.

 

[euphemia]

I've heard Castle speak before. He's pretty good.

 

[erowe1]

Castle was Chuck Baldwin's VP candidate in 2008, wasn't he? IIRC, Baldwin urged the party pretty strongly to nominate him.

 

[William Tell]

I voted for Virgil Goode 2012 on the strength of Chuck Baldwin from 2008 only to learn later that Goode was a neocon. Nobody gets it right every time I suppose.

Castle was the vice presidential candidate on Baldwin's ticket.

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

The Constitution Party needs people with more name recognition, but Castle seems good.

 

[K466]

Any of them Ron Paul 2008/2012 supporters?

 

[SovereignMN]

Darrell Castle wins on the first ballot. He will be a good alternative in November.

Castle 184 54.2%
Copeland. 103.5. 30.5%
Hoefling 19
Cummings 9
Myers 9
Grundman 6
Diamond 5
Friedbaum 4

 

[RonZeplin]

Any of them Ron Paul 2008/2012 supporters?

Ron Paul ended up endorsing Baldwin/Castle in '08.

Chuck Baldwin, Ron Paul, Darrell Castle
2008 Presidential Election

 

[afwjam]

Does castle have an issues page or platform? Can't find one.

 

[SovereignMN]

Does castle have an issues page or platform? Can't find one.

Official website isn't online yet but here is the website for his blog. You can read a lot of his positions in his articles.

http://www.castlereport.us/who-is-darrell-castle/

http://www.castlereport.us/category/articles/

Seems to have a good grasp of foreign policy and monetary policy.

 

[afwjam]

Official website isn't online yet but here is the website for his blog. You can read a lot of his positions in his articles.

http://www.castlereport.us/who-is-darrell-castle/

http://www.castlereport.us/category/articles/

Seems to have a good grasp of foreign policy and monetary policy.

That's good to hear. If you have any choice content please share it, otherwise I will be investigating on my own.

 

[CPUd]

Here is Castle's running mate Scott Bradley giving a speech 4 years ago:
https://vimeo.com/31120551