On Tuesday May 29, Ely will appear on the Texas primary ballot alongside Obama, Wolfe, and historian  , who suspended his campaign last month. It will be Ely's last chance to qualify for delegates. Four of his fellow challengers have already done so: anti-abortion activist and perennial candidate both qualified in Oklahoma, Wolfe qualified in Louisiana and Arkansas, and prison inmate qualified in West Virginia. For various reasons, the Democratic Party stripped the delegates from each of these candidates. With Wikinews, Ely discusses his personal background and views of President Obama, a few details about his campaign, and such political issues as jobs, energy, taxes, and  . Campaign Why did you choose to run for president as a Democrat? Ely: I’ve always told people I am a , not a  . I believe the Republican party has lost its soul. Policy To pass your jobs program, you must receive the consent of  , a group of individuals that, as you say, "need to be loved" for their political survival. Based on this, is it even possible to cut s or create a "Jobs Bank"? Ely: The , whose name has been taken in vain by every living politician, so why not me, designed the to have Congress reign in the King (President). Now, no one reigns in anything. But if someone is willing to be despised and to take as a point of pride low single-digit approval ratings, the Constitution gives the President many powers to get things done. No one is willing to do it because they want to be loved and care about their legacy and how they will be viewed by history. I am perfectly happy to have a whole new level of presidential ranking just for me, under and .
On Tuesday May 29, Ely will appear on the Texas primary ballot alongside Obama, Wolfe, and historian Darcy Richardson , who suspended his campaign last month. It will be Ely's last chance to qualify for delegates. Four of his fellow challengers have already done so: anti-abortion activist and perennial candidate both qualified in Oklahoma, Wolfe qualified in Louisiana and Arkansas, and prison inmate qualified in West Virginia. For various reasons, the Democratic Party stripped the delegates from each of these candidates. With Wikinews, Ely discusses his personal background and views of President Obama, a few details about his campaign, and such political issues as jobs, energy, taxes, and nuclear proliferation . Campaign Why did you choose to run for president as a Democrat? Ely: I’ve always told people I am a , not a Republican . I believe the Republican party has lost its soul. Policy To pass your jobs program, you must receive the consent of Congress , a group of individuals that, as you say, "need to be loved" for their political survival. Based on this, is it even possible to cut s or create a "Jobs Bank"? Ely: The , whose name has been taken in vain by every living politician, so why not me, designed the to have Congress reign in the King (President). Now, no one reigns in anything. But if someone is willing to be despised and to take as a point of pride low single-digit approval ratings, the Constitution gives the President many powers to get things done. No one is willing to do it because they want to be loved and care about their legacy and how they will be viewed by history. I am perfectly happy to have a whole new level of presidential ranking just for me, under and .
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Darcy Richardson
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