The author ran for U.S. Senate in Minnesota's 2002 Independence Party primary, advocating a 32-hour workweek and dignity for white males. With this improbable platform, he received 8,482 votes, or 31% of the total, to finish second. In his view, the Independence Party can be a vehicle for a third-party movement that can achieve political dominance in the 21st century.
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William McGaughey is a Minneapolis-based writer who has published seven print books, created ten web sites, and published a fast-growing list of e-books under the auspices of Thistlerose Publications. His writing career first took off in a 1981 book intended to support shorter-workweek legislation. In 1989, he collaborated with Sen. Eugene McCarthy on another book on the same subject. McGaughey has also published a book, Five Epochs of Civilization, that presented a new scheme of organizing world history. It was favorably reviewed in DAWN (Karachi, Pakistan) and Xin Hua Book Studies (Beijing, China), among other places. His Rhythm and Self-Consciousness, published in 2001 explored the philosophical implications of moving from a print culture to one based on electronic images. In the first decade of the 21st century, McGaughey made several unsuccessful bids for elective office, producing print or web-based narratives of those adventures. He finished fifth among seven candidates in Louisiana's 2004 Democratic presidential primary with 3,100 votes and, in 2008, received 22,300 votes as a third-party (Independence Party) candidate for Congress in Minnesota's Fifth District. Career-wise, McGaughey has worked as an accountant in the public and private sectors. He owns three rental properties near downtown Minneapolis.
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This review is from: The Independence Party & the Future of Third Party Politics: Adventures & Opinions of and IP Senate Candidate (Paperback)
The Independence Party And The Future Of Third-Party Politics: Adventures And Opinions Of An IP Senate Candidate is the memoir and personal testimony of William McGaughey, who ran for the U.S. Senate on behalf of the same party that backed Minnesota's former governor, Jesse Ventura. Very highly recommended reading for Political Science students, as well as political activists of all parties and reform movements, The Independence Party And The Future Of Third-Party Politics offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking "insider view" of the wheels of contemporary American politics and offers a persuasive rationale behind the motivational struggle for political change.
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On primary night, Tuesday, September 10, 2002, I waited impatiently for the results of the U.S. Senate race in the Independence Party primary to be reported. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dignity for white males, nonendorsed candidate, crack tours, trade rally, landlord group, shorter work hours, standard workweek, shorter workweek, reduced work hours, group guilt, other white males, campaign web site Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Tribune, Twin Cities, United States, Jim Moore, African American, Tim Penny, Green Party, Paul Wellstone, Charlie Disney, Minneapolis Property Rights Action Committee, City Hall, Jesse Ventura, Hennepin County, New York City, Norm Coleman, Paul Pioneer Press, Reform Party, City Pages, Martin Luther King, Bill Clinton, South Dakota, State Fair, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Fest, George Romney New!
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On primary night, Tuesday, September 10, 2002, I waited impatiently for the results of the U.S. Senate race in the Independence Party primary to be reported. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dignity for white males, nonendorsed candidate, crack tours, trade rally, landlord group, shorter work hours, standard workweek, shorter workweek, reduced work hours, group guilt, other white males, campaign web site Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Star Tribune, Twin Cities, United States, Jim Moore, African American, Tim Penny, Green Party, Paul Wellstone, Charlie Disney, Minneapolis Property Rights Action Committee, City Hall, Jesse Ventura, Hennepin County, New York City, Norm Coleman, Paul Pioneer Press, Reform Party, City Pages, Martin Luther King, Bill Clinton, South Dakota, State Fair, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farm Fest, George Romney New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Property Rights: Volume 11, Part 2 (Social Philosophy and Policy) (v. 11, Pt. 2) by Ellen Frankel Paul in Front Matter, page 278, and page 405
- Human Rights by Ellen Frankel Paul on page 110
- Walter Mondale by Finley Lewis on page 273
- Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich on page 50
- The Fair Labor Standards Act by Ellen C. Kearns on page 67
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