Democratic Party Candidates

There are currently five Presidential candidates with the Democratic Party who are currently still running that I am aware of.  Incumbent President Barack H. Obama, who has received his party's nomination.  John Wolfe, who ran against Obama in this year's primary, currently has certified write-in access in the state of Idaho for the General Election.  Tiffany Renee Briscoe, who was formerly the nominee of the now disbanded Boston Tea Party.  Willie Felix Carter, who is running a write-in campaign in states that do not require certification.  And Dennis Jerome Knill, an anti-war candidate who says he is "not a politician!".  All are anti-war to varying degrees, except for Mr. Obama, who has proved himself to be a neoconservative imperialist President.

Candidate websites:

http://www.johnwolfeforamerica2012.com/

http://www.briscoe2012.com/index.html

http://www.williecarterforpresident.com/

http://dennisknillforpresident.homestead.com/

By state:

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?v=c&p=DEM

Overview of Anti-War Options for 2012 Presidential Election

John Wolfe (D) (Write-in Idaho only)  -  Supports "peace and prosperity, not war and austerity", opposes drone strikes, calls for Israel to return to 1967 borders.  Moderate on social issues, fiscal progressive.

Tiffany Briscoe (D-I)  (Write-in Maryland only) - Supports non-interventionist foreign policy, opposes drone strikes.  Libertarian on fiscal and social issues.

Willie Carter (D) (Write-in where registration is not required) - Supports diplomacy in foreign policy.  Socially conservative, supports healthcare being affordable for all.  Overall Christian theocratic view of politics though.

Gary Johnson (L) - Moderately peaceful foreign policy, supports cuts to the military, but also takes up some neoconservative positions.  http://www.briscoe2012.com/1/post/2012/4/gary-johnsons-neoconservative-foreign-policy.html

Jill Stein (GPUSA) - Peaceful foreign policy, anti-war and fairly unbiased in the Israel/Palestine conflict, but is still supportive of Israel's existence as a "Jewish state".  Supports sanctions in some instances.

Rocky Anderson (JPUSA) - Opposed the Iraq War, but apparently would have approved of intervention in Libya if he could have gotten congressional approval.

Virgil Goode (Con.) - Voted for both the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions while in congress, but now says he would not initiate any further wars without congressional approval.

Stewart Alexander (SPUSA) - Supports 50% cut to the military budget, immediate end to the Afghanistan war and drone strikes, and closing all U.S. bases abroad.

Peta Lindsay (PSL) - Anti-war activist, supports ending all wars and foreign occupations.

James Harris (SWP) - Anti-war and anti-death penalty activist, self-described communist, and possibly the furthest left wing candidate in the race.  Has overall impressive resume and ballot access.  Frequent candidate.

Jerry White (SEP) - Party platform calls for disbanding the standing army and giving reparations to countries we have wronged.

Stephen Durham (FSP) - Supports closing the pentagon.  Supports right of soldiers to form labor unions.

Santa Claus (I) - Supports Ron Paul and Green Party platform.

Deonia Neveu (I) - Supports ending the war in Afghanistan.

Who I Am Endorsing In My State

I live in Montana, and this is who I am endorsing in each major contest.

President:  Stewart Alexander (write-in)
Vice President:  Alex Mendoza (write-in)
Senate:  Dan Cox (L)
House:  David Kaiser (L)
Governor:  I do not like any of the candidates, so I'm writing in Heather Margolis, who lost the Democratic Primary, and her former running mate Steve Nelson for Lt. Governor.
Attorney General:  Pam Bucy (D)
Secretary of State:  Linda McCulloch (D)

Write-in Info

States where no declaration of candidacy for write-in status is required are: AL, IA, WI, PA, CA, VT, NH, DE, OR, RI, DE

Stewart Alexander recommends Stephen Durham in Illinois

The Socialist Party USA nominee, Stewart Alexander, is recommending the candidacy of Freedom Socialist Party nominee Stephen Durham in the state of Illinois as a voting option for Illinois socialists, seeing as Mr. Alexander was not able to qualify for write-in status in that state, and Mr. Durham did.  (I previously reported that this was somehow an endorsement.  Mr. Alexander has clarified that this was not an endorsement, but rather simply a recommendation to Illinois socialists that Stephen Durham is a socialist option there.).

John Wolfe Idaho

Due to the fact that Idaho did not have a Democratic Primary, John Wolfe's write-in candidacy will be an available voting option in the state of Idaho for the General Election.  Wolfe had filed in the state thinking they had a primary, but they did not this year.  They did in '08, and Keith Judd, the Texas inmate who won 40% of the vote against Obama in West Virginia, was actually on the Idaho ballot and won close to 2% of the vote, running against both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.  Wolfe challenged Obama in several state primaries earlier this year, his most impressive showing was garnering around 42% of the vote in Arkansas.  He also got around 12% of the vote in Louisiana, and write-in votes in several other states, but was denied any delegates due to varies technicalities concerning state primary laws.

PSL and Peta Lindsay ballot access

Gloria La Riva will be on the Colorado, Iowa, Utah, and Wisconsin ballots instead of Peta Lindsay. In Utah and Wisconsin, La Riva is listed as an independent with no running mate. In Iowa and Colorado she is listed with the Party of Socialism and Liberation. Her running mate is Stephanie Beacham in Iowa, and Filberto Ramirez Jr. in Colorado. Peta Lindsay and her running mate, Yari Osorio, are on 9 ballots so far, all listed with the Party of Socialism and Liberation except for Vermont, where they are listed as independent. Source: http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?n=LINDSAY%2CPETA

Tiffany Briscoe Maryland

Despite the fact that she is no longer actively campaigning, independent libertarian candidate Tiffany Briscoe is still a write-in option for President in the state of Maryland, and possibly some other states as well.

Party Nominations

Both the Democratic and Republican Parties have now nominated their candidates at their respective conventions.  The Democratic Party nominated incumbent President Barack H. Obama, and the Republican Party nominated former Governor of Massachusetts Willard M. Romney.  None of Obama's primary challengers received any delegates at the convention.  At the Republican convention, many Ron Paul delegates were seated, but they were not allowed to vote for their candidate of choice.  Despite the fact that Obama is now the official Democratic Party nominee, he is not the only Democratic candidate left in the race.  Willie Felix Carter, a Democratic Party candidate who was not on any primary ballots, is continuing his Presidential bid with a write-in candidacy in states that allow it without filing any form of paperwork.