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INDEPENDENTS’ DAY DEBATE – CINCINNATI

April 5 and 6, 2008

This weekend, 10 Independent Presidential Candidates met in Cincinnati, Ohio for the first in a series of debates.  While there was no clear winner, one thing was very apparent; the party candidates now have some serious competition and the American people finally have a real choice in the election this fall. 

The event was organized by Independent Presidential Candidates Richard H. Clark, Joe Oliva, and Bill Ingram, to give Americans frustrated with the two party system, an opportunity to evaluate candidates that are not restrained by or trying to sell a platform of a political party. 

November 4, 2008 has been declared “INDEPENDENTS’ DAY” as a day to declare an end to the broken two party system of government and an end to the Bush/Clinton family rule.  Cincinnati was the first debate.  The Independents will meet again in May for the State of the World in Wilkes-Barre, PA and in June at Mount Rushmore for a weekend of debates, speeches, and Meet & Greets with the public.  This will set the stage for one million Independents to come to Washington, DC on the 4^th of July and Declare their Independence from the Democrats and Republicans that have ruled this country for over 150 years.

Independents look back to the founding of America, when States and districts selected someone to represent their values in Washington, DC.  Today the two major parties come into the States and districts to select someone to go to Washington to represent them.  Many feel this has broken our once great system of government.

Independent Presidential Candidates Donald K. Allen, John Bootie, Chris Borcik, Richard Fleharty, Rob Jorgensen, Daniel Kingery, and Christopher Popham Smith along with the organizers presented their positions and debated everything from the War to the Economy and Social Security to Health Care, the Environment and Immigration.  They also talked about topics that the party candidates avoid; gays in the military, medical marijuana, and gun control.

The Independents didn’t talk about “change”; instead, they presented real solutions to fix this country’s real problems.  Some may say, “We now have a real horse race.”