Posted by
PoiemaWhig on Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:00:00 AM
MODERN WHIGS IN THE NEWS
OCT 2008
Illinois Radio Network
"The original party of Abraham Lincoln is making a comeback, in the form of the Modern Whigs."
SEP 2008
The Examiner
"In the United States, (the Modern Whig Party Florida Chapter) has made a sort of comeback among voters searching for alternatives."
SEP 2008
The Other Paper (Columbus, OH)
"...the party initially was reorganized as a military advocacy organization, but grew into a 10,000-strong grassroots party—of which more than half are affiliated with the military—with a general platform of fiscal responsibility, strong national defense and bold social progression."
AUG 2008
Independent Political Report
"...America's freshest and perhaps most innovative political party."
JUN 2008
Military Times: Modern Whig Party has appeal to some troops; no candidates yet, but with moderate stance, it's starting to catch on
"The Modern Whig Party, which claims that 'about a third' of its... members are active or reserve service members, takes a consciously middle-of-the-road and independent stance."
JUN 2008
The Oregonian
"The Modern Whigs, not to be confused with a couple of fringe parties that also use 'Whig' in their names, is focused on a lot of military issues. Sometimes it breaks Republican and sometimes it breaks Democrat."