The Independence Party of America, looking to launch a third-party presidential candidacy, and whose national chairman is Suffolk resident Frank MacKay, announced leadership positions.
"We've made no secret of the fact that we hope that candidate will be Mike Bloomberg. We will be ready to support an Independent entering the race," MacKay said.
The appointments as announced:
Tom McLaughlin as party Vice Chairman. He's chairman of the Independence Party of America, an affiliate of The Reform Party of Pennsylvania. Also the former Vice Chairman of the Reform Party USA and "well-respected for his ballot access initiatives," MacKay said.
Tom Connolly, as national director for ballot access, who according to MacKay "helped build and expand the Independence Party of America to over 400,000 Party Members. He is also a founding member of the Independence Party of America and has over 30 years experience in the field of ballot access."
Anthony Manetta, director of political communications, from Roosevelt Strategies on Long Island, "will lead the national IPOA political operation with his local, state and federal campaign management experience."
Dan Janison
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Go Go MacKay: Go Go Manetta. you rock!
Now we are faced with the phoney election of McKay as head of a phoney party and the embarassment that he comes from New York State. What will happen when these people realize that McKay is a figment of his own imagination and that McCain and Obama own the nationwide INDEPENDENT vote. They are all a day late and a dollar short. Bloomberg will not be sucked into a run now because his polls tell him that these people do not represent anyone but themselves in a futile attempt to turn the INDEPENDENT movement into a cash cow for themselves.