JOSHUA FRANK: Kevin Zeese’s Antiwar Campaign for the U.S. Senate

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By Joshua Frank -- World News Trust

Politics in the United States often seem bleak, if not hopeless. There just aren’t many campaigns or candidates out there that one can get too excited about these days. And if it’s the war and U.S. foreign policy that’s got you in a tizzy, you may as well forget about tracking down a contender that feels the same. There are not a lot out there.

Some do exist, however, but they are often left out. The fact is it's people who agree with a candidate’s positions but abandon them that do the most damage, not the media or Beltway insiders. That’s why it is vital that antiwar folks stick to their cause and resist the quick sand of lesser-evil politics in 2006, regardless of the alleged consequences. If a candidate starts to speak up and embody an antiwar stance, the movement against the war should stand behind them with full force.

Just such a candidate has risen to the challenge. Lawyer and antiwar activist Kevin Zeese is taking on the two war parties by seeking an open U.S. Senate seat from Maryland. Zeese, who is running independent of the two major parties, has been involved in a host of social justice issues over the past thirty years and is currently serving as the director for the antiwar organization Democracy Rising, which is calling for a responsible, rapid withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Zeese is seeking the nomination of Maryland’s antiwar Libertarian, Populist and Green Parties as well as support from Maryland's fastest growing group of voters -- disgruntled Republicans and Democrats.

“There is not a single Senator standing up in Washington urging that we bring the troops home,” Zeese recently told me. “Even the strongest opposition to the war in the Senate does not advocate an exit time table. With a growing majority opposing this war and wanting the troops to come home as soon as possible, the Senate needs at least one member who will advocate for that majority view.”

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[DaveinMD]

1. oh goody

let's elect another Republican.

[jackbourassa]

3. How about this DaveinMD

Why not nominate a Democrat who is anti-war, instead of Cardin.

[nickshepDEM]

4. Cardin voted against the IWR.

[DaveinMD]

6. We have a primary

many candidates are running. Vote for one of those other Democrats then get behind whoever the nominee is.

[aintitfunny]

2. I wonder how much the Republican Party

has donated to this "candidate".

[nickshepDEM]

5. History shows that 3rd party candidates struggle in Maryland.

He'll be luck to crack 1-2% in the general election.