12 December 2012
The Socialist
Stewart Alexander - Candidate for President
What motivated you to run for office?
First, I became a candidate for president of the U.S. because I believe in socialism and I have been a victim of capitalism for my entire life. What we as socialists are striving to achieve, the capitalists only seek to shun; a democratic socialist society based upon respect and goodwill toward other members within our society. As a presidential candidate, I shared my beliefs, which are the belief of other socialists that working people should control their own lives, their neighborhoods; their leaders should represent the people who elect them into office rather than the corporations that buy their office; and working people should manage and protect the resources of the earth, be responsible for the production and distribution of those resources to benefit the needs of our national and international community. This belief, as a socialist, distinguishes me from the candidates that represent the interests of the super rich and the candidates who believe that capitalism can be reformed.
Second, I entered the presidential contest because I considered myself well qualified to represent working people during these critical times. I understand what is on the line, it is our future well being as a nation, our freedoms, and we are running out of time to correct the course. I was not under any grand illusion that I would be elected president; however, as a presidential candidate, I had the opportunity to share a message with millions of working people that there is a better way that will provide opportunities for all members of society. My message was not about reforming capitalism, but a total transformation of society from capitalism to socialism and the development of new social structures.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
From the Left: Obamacare and other evil socialist ideas
4 December 2012
By Dan Fournier
The New Hampshire (Durham, NH)
"ObamaCare is not socialism, and the overwhelming majority of the law is a conservative cop-out. It was originally conceptualized by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank, in 1993. The bill’s “mandate” that every citizen purchase insurance only serves to provide insurance corporations with additional customers, revenue, and profit. It stabilizes the private sector by dramatically expanding the number of people that take part in it. Even Stewart Alexander, the Socialist Party USA’s 2012 presidential candidate, calls it a 'corporate restructuring of the health care system in America'...."
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By Dan Fournier
The New Hampshire (Durham, NH)
"ObamaCare is not socialism, and the overwhelming majority of the law is a conservative cop-out. It was originally conceptualized by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank, in 1993. The bill’s “mandate” that every citizen purchase insurance only serves to provide insurance corporations with additional customers, revenue, and profit. It stabilizes the private sector by dramatically expanding the number of people that take part in it. Even Stewart Alexander, the Socialist Party USA’s 2012 presidential candidate, calls it a 'corporate restructuring of the health care system in America'...."
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
And the winner isn't - President President
22 November 2012
By Phil Wieland
The Times (northwest IN)
"Porter County also cast votes for Big Bird, who was loved by Mitt Romney, and Bob the Builder, apparently based on his strong jobs and rebuilding program. These four fictional characters had name recognition, which wasn't the case for Virgil Good, Jill Stein or Stewart Alexander, who also got votes. The latter three filed under the Constitution, Green and Socialist parties, respectively, and they were among the 417 people who filed to run for president or vice president in this election, according to the Federal Election Commission...."
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By Phil Wieland
The Times (northwest IN)
"Porter County also cast votes for Big Bird, who was loved by Mitt Romney, and Bob the Builder, apparently based on his strong jobs and rebuilding program. These four fictional characters had name recognition, which wasn't the case for Virgil Good, Jill Stein or Stewart Alexander, who also got votes. The latter three filed under the Constitution, Green and Socialist parties, respectively, and they were among the 417 people who filed to run for president or vice president in this election, according to the Federal Election Commission...."
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Richardson Elementary students in Cuyahoga Falls cast their ballots for president
11 November 2012
By Phil Keren
Cuyahoga Falls News Press (OH)
"President Barack Obama was the winner in the mock election with 239 votes. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had 125 votes, while Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party and Stewart Alexander of the Socialist Party each received two votes...."
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By Phil Keren
Cuyahoga Falls News Press (OH)
"President Barack Obama was the winner in the mock election with 239 votes. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney had 125 votes, while Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party and Stewart Alexander of the Socialist Party each received two votes...."
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
GCHS students take on role of candidates
7 November 2012
Grant County News (KY)
“'Do you want a Socialist world or a Mitt Romney world?' asked Mitt Romney last week at Grant County High School.
OK, maybe it’s wasn’t the real Mitt Romney, but rather Stephen Fightmaster, a senior at GCHS, who was portraying Romney in a mock presidential debate.
Fightmaster, along with five other students represented Romney, Pres. Barack Obama (Eric Mann), Dr. Jill Stein (Brittnie Seibert), Roseanne Barr (Sarah Kellam), Gov. Gary Johnson (Jacob Parker) and Stewart Alexander (Ben Shipp) and presented their political stance on a variety of issues.....
Alexander (Shipp) proposed 'turning back and giving to the 99 percent.' His platform boasted free education, social programs and health care....'"
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Grant County News (KY)
“'Do you want a Socialist world or a Mitt Romney world?' asked Mitt Romney last week at Grant County High School.
OK, maybe it’s wasn’t the real Mitt Romney, but rather Stephen Fightmaster, a senior at GCHS, who was portraying Romney in a mock presidential debate.
Fightmaster, along with five other students represented Romney, Pres. Barack Obama (Eric Mann), Dr. Jill Stein (Brittnie Seibert), Roseanne Barr (Sarah Kellam), Gov. Gary Johnson (Jacob Parker) and Stewart Alexander (Ben Shipp) and presented their political stance on a variety of issues.....
Alexander (Shipp) proposed 'turning back and giving to the 99 percent.' His platform boasted free education, social programs and health care....'"
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Romney Narrowly Holding Bellwether Ohio County, N.H. Towns
05 November 2012
By Jim Geraghty
National Review
"Credit Suffolk for
doing some of the most interesting polling of this cycle. Rather than
toss another statewide poll onto the pile, they took a detailed look at
one bellwether county in Ohio and two bellwether towns in New Hampshire.
The verdict? Good news for Romney, but not much room for comfort:
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Socialist Party Candidate Calls His Platform Not So Radical
05 November 2012
By Daniel A. Medina
New York Times
"Greg Pason, 45, the national secretary and only full-time employee of the Socialist Party USA and the party’s candidate for United States Senate in New Jersey, sat in the unassuming office in a run-down building in SoHo that serves as party headquarters one recent afternoon, discussing his chances....
Mr. Pason, whose stocky build and buzz haircut make him look more like Joe the Plumber than a Washington insider, is a former house cleaner who joined the Socialist Party more than two decades ago, after, he said, he found himself working two jobs but still homeless...."
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By Daniel A. Medina
New York Times
"Greg Pason, 45, the national secretary and only full-time employee of the Socialist Party USA and the party’s candidate for United States Senate in New Jersey, sat in the unassuming office in a run-down building in SoHo that serves as party headquarters one recent afternoon, discussing his chances....
Mr. Pason, whose stocky build and buzz haircut make him look more like Joe the Plumber than a Washington insider, is a former house cleaner who joined the Socialist Party more than two decades ago, after, he said, he found himself working two jobs but still homeless...."
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
In Ohio, third-party candidates could tilt election
05 November 2012
By Jane Pendergast
USA Today; Cincinnati Enquirer
"Stewart Alexander, Socialist Party: He aligns himself with the Occupy movement, advocates for expansion of the safety net set out in the New Deal in the 1930s, $100 million investment in electric vehicles and free, quality education from kindergarten through the doctoral level...."
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By Jane Pendergast
USA Today; Cincinnati Enquirer
"Stewart Alexander, Socialist Party: He aligns himself with the Occupy movement, advocates for expansion of the safety net set out in the New Deal in the 1930s, $100 million investment in electric vehicles and free, quality education from kindergarten through the doctoral level...."
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
In Ohio, voters have 7 choices for president
03 November 2012
By Ryan Dunn
The Courier (Cleveland)
"Alexander, 61, of Murrieta, Calif., said he offers alternatives to social problems. His platform includes affordable housing, a nationalized bank, legalizing and taxing marijuana, and bringing troops home. He also proposes free education through college because it's been proven to play an important role in advancement...."
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By Ryan Dunn
The Courier (Cleveland)
"Alexander, 61, of Murrieta, Calif., said he offers alternatives to social problems. His platform includes affordable housing, a nationalized bank, legalizing and taxing marijuana, and bringing troops home. He also proposes free education through college because it's been proven to play an important role in advancement...."
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Friday, November 2, 2012
'Voters' have already spoken at Arlington School
02 November 2012
By Rose Schneider
The Courier (Findlay, OH)
"The presidential election is next week, but the 'voters' have already spoken at Arlington School, where the next president of the United States is ... Mitt Romney.
The school's auditorium was covered in campaign signs and packed with cheering students, teachers and parents this week as students portraying President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Socialist Party candidate Stewart Alexander each took the stage and tried to persuade 'voters' they should be president...."
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By Rose Schneider
The Courier (Findlay, OH)
"The presidential election is next week, but the 'voters' have already spoken at Arlington School, where the next president of the United States is ... Mitt Romney.
The school's auditorium was covered in campaign signs and packed with cheering students, teachers and parents this week as students portraying President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Socialist Party candidate Stewart Alexander each took the stage and tried to persuade 'voters' they should be president...."
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Advice for the Votelorn
02 November 2012
By Greg Kobayashi-McBryde
Counterpunch
"How broken is the state of American politics when the “socialist” Barack Obama is the “progressive” choice and almost no one has heard of the actual Socialist candidate? (It’s Jerry White-no, wait, it’s Stewart Alexander-well, it’s one of those two, depending on what type of Socialist you are and how much googling you want to do.) I bet most people don’t know that a Socialist candidate even exists (and let’s not forget about the Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, etc., candidates). How broken is the race for president when most people think that their only choice is someone they think is awful but with whom they agree on a few points, rather than someone they think is great but with whom they disagree on a few points? It’s super broken...."
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By Greg Kobayashi-McBryde
Counterpunch
"How broken is the state of American politics when the “socialist” Barack Obama is the “progressive” choice and almost no one has heard of the actual Socialist candidate? (It’s Jerry White-no, wait, it’s Stewart Alexander-well, it’s one of those two, depending on what type of Socialist you are and how much googling you want to do.) I bet most people don’t know that a Socialist candidate even exists (and let’s not forget about the Green, Libertarian, Natural Law, etc., candidates). How broken is the race for president when most people think that their only choice is someone they think is awful but with whom they agree on a few points, rather than someone they think is great but with whom they disagree on a few points? It’s super broken...."
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Name those candidates: The other 10 candidates for President — who they are and what party they represent
02 November 2012
By Randal Seyler
Holmes County Times Advertiser (FL)
"At an event in Orange County where Ross Perot spoke to 5,000 people, it was clear that the people wanted more than the American two-party system. Alexander joined the Peace and Freedom party, realizing that socialism could offer the social solutions for America’s working class people. He declared his candidacy for president on July 16, 2010, with the Socialist Party. He received the presidential nomination from the Socialist Party USA on Oct. 15, 2011 at the Party's national convention in Los Angeles...."
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By Randal Seyler
Holmes County Times Advertiser (FL)
"At an event in Orange County where Ross Perot spoke to 5,000 people, it was clear that the people wanted more than the American two-party system. Alexander joined the Peace and Freedom party, realizing that socialism could offer the social solutions for America’s working class people. He declared his candidacy for president on July 16, 2010, with the Socialist Party. He received the presidential nomination from the Socialist Party USA on Oct. 15, 2011 at the Party's national convention in Los Angeles...."
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Third-party candidates
02 November 2012
By Jordan Smith
The Guilfordian (Greensboro, NC)
"Stewart Alexander is the candidate for the Socialist Party...with a platform emphasizing a socialist platform and benefits for the working class.
'My platform is committed to the transformation of capitalism through the creation of a democratic socialist society,' he told The Modern Left. 'To create a better future for working people, my platform will offer a guide that will establish a new social and economic order in which democracy will allow the 99 percent to shape our own future....'"
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By Jordan Smith
The Guilfordian (Greensboro, NC)
"Stewart Alexander is the candidate for the Socialist Party...with a platform emphasizing a socialist platform and benefits for the working class.
'My platform is committed to the transformation of capitalism through the creation of a democratic socialist society,' he told The Modern Left. 'To create a better future for working people, my platform will offer a guide that will establish a new social and economic order in which democracy will allow the 99 percent to shape our own future....'"
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Political debate at Carlisle Christian Academy
01 November 2012
By Tammie Gitt
The Sentinel (Harrisburg, PA)
"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, played by Zach Williamson, 17, Socialist candidate Stewart Alexander, played by Shane Elliott, 16, and Democratic candidate Barack Obama, played by Emily Clark, 17, hold a presidential debate on Thursday morning at the Carlisle Christian Academy. The students participated in a mock debate, using the platforms of the candidates they represent to guide their responses...."
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By Tammie Gitt
The Sentinel (Harrisburg, PA)
"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, played by Zach Williamson, 17, Socialist candidate Stewart Alexander, played by Shane Elliott, 16, and Democratic candidate Barack Obama, played by Emily Clark, 17, hold a presidential debate on Thursday morning at the Carlisle Christian Academy. The students participated in a mock debate, using the platforms of the candidates they represent to guide their responses...."
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Election Guide: U.S. President
01 November 2012
By Rebecca Townsend
Nuvo (Indianapolis)
"Socialist Party candidates, Stewart Alexander, a Californian running for U.S. president, along with John Strinka who is running as for state rep in District 39, dropped into the NUVO newsroom to share their platform...."
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By Rebecca Townsend
Nuvo (Indianapolis)
"Socialist Party candidates, Stewart Alexander, a Californian running for U.S. president, along with John Strinka who is running as for state rep in District 39, dropped into the NUVO newsroom to share their platform...."
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Libertarian Johnson wins Independent Voters Poll
31 October 2012
Whiteout Press
"The results of this Whiteout Press independent voters survey reveal a number of surprises. One is that the sitting President, Barack Obama, finished fourth with just 7% of the vote. Another is a matching pair of upsets – one on the left and one on the right. The Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson and the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode, both participants in the nationally televised Free and Equal Presidential debates last week, were each beaten by lesser-known, lesser-funded, and slightly more radical and reactionary opponents.
On the right, conservative former US Congressman Goode only received 2% of the vote, while ultra-conservative Merlin Miller of the American Third Position Party received 3%. On the left, the progressive Justice Party nominee Rocky Anderson received 2%, while the ultra-progressive Socialist Party nominee Stewart Alexander received 4% of the vote...."
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Whiteout Press
"The results of this Whiteout Press independent voters survey reveal a number of surprises. One is that the sitting President, Barack Obama, finished fourth with just 7% of the vote. Another is a matching pair of upsets – one on the left and one on the right. The Justice Party’s Rocky Anderson and the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode, both participants in the nationally televised Free and Equal Presidential debates last week, were each beaten by lesser-known, lesser-funded, and slightly more radical and reactionary opponents.
On the right, conservative former US Congressman Goode only received 2% of the vote, while ultra-conservative Merlin Miller of the American Third Position Party received 3%. On the left, the progressive Justice Party nominee Rocky Anderson received 2%, while the ultra-progressive Socialist Party nominee Stewart Alexander received 4% of the vote...."
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Two-party system fails to produce
30 October 2012
By Dominic Fante
Loyala Phoenix (Chicago)
"But some think that third-party candidates don’t have feasible plans to safeguard the nation’s future, either. On the contrary, many third-party candidates such as Jill Stein (Green Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party), Stewart Alexander (Socialist Party USA), Virgil Goode (Constitutional Party) and Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) all have differing but comprehensive plans on how to deal with foreign conflicts, climate change and student debt (among other issues), which they outlined during the U.S. Third Party Presidential Debate. But of course, they had only a fraction of the “big two” viewers...."
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By Dominic Fante
Loyala Phoenix (Chicago)
"But some think that third-party candidates don’t have feasible plans to safeguard the nation’s future, either. On the contrary, many third-party candidates such as Jill Stein (Green Party), Rocky Anderson (Justice Party), Stewart Alexander (Socialist Party USA), Virgil Goode (Constitutional Party) and Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) all have differing but comprehensive plans on how to deal with foreign conflicts, climate change and student debt (among other issues), which they outlined during the U.S. Third Party Presidential Debate. But of course, they had only a fraction of the “big two” viewers...."
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The American voter is a gullible idealist
30 October 2012
By Colman McCarthy
National Catholic Reporter
"The public is necessarily uninformed about the issues. The ideas of Libertarian, Green, Socialist, Communist and Constitution Party candidates remain largely unknown, either because of exclusionary rules set by the Federal Election Commission to keep them out of the debates or media insistence that it’s a two-person race between a Democrat and Republican. Citizens who do trouble themselves to analyze the policy differences between the Socialist Stewart Alexander, the Libertarian Gary Johnson, the Green’s Jill Stein and the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode find themselves cornered: be a principled third-party voter for a candidate who is a sure loser or be unprincipled and choose the lesser evil, Obama and Romney.
To fantasize for a moment, would the country be bankrupt by paying for two unwinnable and unaffordable wars if it had had Libertarian, Socialist or Green presidents these past decades? Would the power of money-driven lobbyists be as strong? Would social programs be underfunded? Would larcenous banks have had their way? Would unemployment, student debt and foreclosure rates be as high as they are?...."
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By Colman McCarthy
National Catholic Reporter
"The public is necessarily uninformed about the issues. The ideas of Libertarian, Green, Socialist, Communist and Constitution Party candidates remain largely unknown, either because of exclusionary rules set by the Federal Election Commission to keep them out of the debates or media insistence that it’s a two-person race between a Democrat and Republican. Citizens who do trouble themselves to analyze the policy differences between the Socialist Stewart Alexander, the Libertarian Gary Johnson, the Green’s Jill Stein and the Constitution Party’s Virgil Goode find themselves cornered: be a principled third-party voter for a candidate who is a sure loser or be unprincipled and choose the lesser evil, Obama and Romney.
To fantasize for a moment, would the country be bankrupt by paying for two unwinnable and unaffordable wars if it had had Libertarian, Socialist or Green presidents these past decades? Would the power of money-driven lobbyists be as strong? Would social programs be underfunded? Would larcenous banks have had their way? Would unemployment, student debt and foreclosure rates be as high as they are?...."
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Obama, Romney not the only presidential candidates
30 October 2012
By Jacqueline Bostick
The News Herald (FL)
"Socialist Party USA’s (SOC) Stewart Alexander, a car salesman, and Alexander Mendoza, currently a University of Texas graduate student, were elected to represent SOC at a 2011 National SOC convention in Los Angeles. Both candidates are aligned with the Occupy Movement..."
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By Jacqueline Bostick
The News Herald (FL)
"Socialist Party USA’s (SOC) Stewart Alexander, a car salesman, and Alexander Mendoza, currently a University of Texas graduate student, were elected to represent SOC at a 2011 National SOC convention in Los Angeles. Both candidates are aligned with the Occupy Movement..."
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Meet the Alternative Presidential Candidates
29 October 2012
By Henry Hillard
The Heights (Boston)
"After serving as the Socialist Party’s nominee for vice president in 2008, Stewart Alexander is serving his party at the top of the ticket in 2012. Alexander has been seeking political office in California for the last two decades, first unsuccessfully running for mayor of Los Angeles in 1989....
Alexander previously served in the Air Force Reserve and has been a longtime community activist in the greater Los Angeles area. His campaign has focused on the '99 percent' of Americans who have suffered at the hands of corporate greed from the top 1 percent of Americans...."
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By Henry Hillard
The Heights (Boston)
"After serving as the Socialist Party’s nominee for vice president in 2008, Stewart Alexander is serving his party at the top of the ticket in 2012. Alexander has been seeking political office in California for the last two decades, first unsuccessfully running for mayor of Los Angeles in 1989....
Alexander previously served in the Air Force Reserve and has been a longtime community activist in the greater Los Angeles area. His campaign has focused on the '99 percent' of Americans who have suffered at the hands of corporate greed from the top 1 percent of Americans...."
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