Prohibition Party Enters a New Era

While I had told James Hedges by email that I would fully support his candidacy if he was nominated our party's presidential candidate, I will now fully support Jack Fuller. Fuller brings a newness to the Prohibition Party which badly needs new voices and new ideas. Although Fuller is older than most political candidates, his views seem to be the views held by most Prohibitionists and he seems very experienced in the area of campaigning.

It is my opinion that the Party Platform actually expresses the Party beliefs much better than the standard bearer. This is true of every political party, including both major parties. So, while some of Fuller's views may seem to be more conservative than those of the Party Platform, it is the Platform which truly expresses Prohibition Party beliefs. We are a Christian Populist party with Progressive/Conservative roots. This can be seen by going to http://www.prohibitionists.org/Background/Party_Platform/Platform_Index.htm and compare with http://www.prohibitionists.org/Background/Party_Platform/party_platform.html You will notice elements of both Progressivism and Conservatism in the same platforms! To get a good understanding of the Prohibition Party, you may go to my blog entry http://www.dailystatesman.com/blogs/1576/entry/41100

Missouri Prohibitionist, Richard D. Swift