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- iHaveNet.com: Politics
Brian William Greene
Buddy Roemer, the former Louisiana governor whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination has been largely ignored, announced he will seek an independent ticket for the 2012 election.
In a statement, Roemer explained that he is abandoning his bid for the Republican nomination:
I will formally end my bid for the
Roemer said that he will seek the nomination of Americans Elect, a nonpartisan, third-party Internet effort that plans on applying for presidential ballot spots in all 50 states. The group will hold an Internet primary in June to determine their presidential candidate.
Roemer also intends to seek the nomination from the
During his ill-fated
Roemer plans to promote the same message he has been discussing since the beginning of his presidential campaign, but it will now come with the backing of a different party.
"Together, we will take on the special interests that control our leaders and end the corruptive influence of money in politics so we can focus on America's top priority - jobs," Roemer said in his statement.
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