Whig Party
Rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s Brings Victory in 1860
Suite101.com - 7th Oct 2010At the end of President Andrew Jackson’s First Term in office there were two political parties, the National Republican and the Democrats. The Whigs, formed in opposition to Jackson, would become the American Whig Party. By the mid-term Elec…
Read more >>Garcia Leading Rivera by 7 in New FL-25 Poll
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) - 21st Sep 2010The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee today released a new Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll that shows Joe Garcia leading Republican challenger David Rivera by 7 points. In the initial head-to-head in the race for Florida’s 2…
Read more >>November General Election: Come, Let Us Debate Together
Lakeland FL news, sports, weather, classifieds - 27th Aug 2010Are ye Democrat, Republican, a member of the American Billionaire Party, the Florida Whig Party or any of the other three dozen political groups registered with the Florida Division of Elections? Here's something on which all can agree, said by Fl…
Read more >>Election 2010: State Republican Party looks to turn the page
Los Angeles Times - 23rd Aug 2010Reporting from San Diego — Energized by the most diverse state ticket in their Party's history, California Republicans are stepping up their outreach to Latinos and other Minorities, hoping to repair their image and grow their ranks. But…
Read more >>Campaign notebook: Challenger in 6th joins Modern Whigs
Roanoke.com - 20th Aug 2010Independent Candidate Jeff Vanke, who is challenging Incumbent Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke County, for a seat in Congress, has merged his Center Party into the Modern Whig Party. Vanke wrote in a news release that the Modern Whig Party "has evol…
Read more >>Stuart Bain Hosts Virtual Town Hall and Moneybomb
Independent Political Report - 20th Aug 2010Libertarian Stuart Bain ,running against Independent/ Modern Whig Jeff Vankeand incumbentRepublican Bob Goodlatte inVirginia’s6thcongressional District,held a virtual town hall Friday night in conjunction with a planned moneybomb . The ev…
Read more >>Don't Gather Your Armies! Rick Barber Loses GOP House Primary
TPMDC - 14th Jul 2010The Rick Barber revolution has come to an end -- at least for tonight. Barber, the businessman and Tea Party-backed House Candidate who attracted the national spotlight after he ran an ad in which he met with America's Founding Fathers (played by…
Read more >>Modern Whig Party and American Centrist Party to Merge
Examiner.com - 21st Jun 2010It will be official on June 22, 2010. The Modern Whig Party and American Centrist Party, both headquartered in Washington D.C., will merge under the Modern Whig Party. The following Press Release was issued by the Vice Chairman of the…
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