Committee for a Unified Independent Party appreciates Barack Obama
Quick note: I was pleased to find that the Committee for a Unified Independent Party is endorsing (see update below) Barack Obama, and running advertisements for him in North Carolina. I got a call from them asking me to support their campaign, and I obliged. How great that a “fringe” group such as this recognizes that Obama is a different kind of candidate.
I also noted on their website that they seem to be pretty critical of Nader, that he is not doing constructive things for the independent movement — I agree.
Update: John Opdycke from CUIP got in touch with me and clarified CUIPs relationship to the effort in North Carolina:
The Committee for a Unified Independent Party did not endorse Barack Obama, but rather is providing political and financial support to a longtime independent activist in North Carolina, Tyra Cohen, who has initiated an organizing effort entitled “North Carolina Independents for Obama.” Several of CUIP’s state affiliates have endorsed Obama; others have chosen not to make presidential endorsements but to focus on crucial political reform and base building efforts.
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