Darcy Richardson

Darcy G. Richardson
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Author, political historian and progressive activist Darcy Richardson.
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Born	December 6, 1955 (1955-12-06) (age 55)
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Temple University
Website	Darcy Richardson 2012

Darcy G. Richardson (born December 6, 1955) is an American author, historian, blogger and politician.

In the 2012 presidential election, Richardson is the first candidate that has filed to challenge incumbent Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in New Hampshire.^[1]

Author and Activist

Richardson is the author of A Nation Divided: The 1968 Presidential Campaign, published in 2002. The book describes in detail the "Clean for Gene" phenomenon that led to President Lyndon B. Johnson's startling withdrawal from the race and Robert F. Kennedy's opportunistic last-minute candidacy, as well as the campaigns of Republican Richard M. Nixon and others. He has also authored four books of a planned seven volume series on the history of third party politics in the United States, with a heavy focus on progressive movements. The first volume, "Others: Third-Party Politics From the Nation's Founding to the Rise and Fall of the Greenback-Labor Party" earned a Choice magazine Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) award for 2005.^[2]

Richardson is the creator of the left-wing blog site BattlegroundBlog.com and another blog called Uncovered Politics.

Between 1989 and 1992, Richardson served as the National Chairman of the New Democrats, a liberal reformist group that included Eugene McCarthy and Gary Hart.^[3][4]

Political Campaigns

Although a registered Democrat and elected Montgomery County precinct committeeman at the time, Richardson was nominated to run for the position of Pennsylvania Auditor General in 1980 on the Philadelphia-based Consumer Party's ballot line. In that race he finished third with 48,783 votes.^[5]

In 1988, the Consumer Party again nominated Richardson, this time to run for U.S. Senate.^[6] That same year, Richardson was the national campaign manager of former Senator Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign. McCarthy was also running on the Consumer Party ticket. Richardson was later a senior advisor to McCarthy's final presidential campaign, in which he ran as a candidate in the Democratic primaries.^[7]

Richardson served as campaign manager for Socialist Party USA 2008 presidential nominee Brian Moore.^[8]

Richardson was the lieutenant governor candidate for Florida in 2010 with independent gubernatorial candidate Farid Khavari.^{[citation needed]}

On October 21, 2011, Richardson became the first Democrat to file in a primary against President Barack Obama.^[9][10] A total of 14 Democrats, including Obama, eventually filed for the primary ballot.^[11] Richardson stated in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that he decided to enter the race after failing to convince former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to mount a bid. Richardson also noted his campaign is going to be national in scope, in that he plans to file in numerous other states where ballot access laws will allow him to either pay a qualifying fee or gather signed petitions.^[11]

Books by Darcy G. Richardson

• A Nation Divided: The 1968 Presidential Campaign (2002) ISBN 978-0595236992
• Others: Third-Party Politics From the Nation's Founding to the Rise and Fall of the Greenback-Labor Party (2004) ISBN 978-0595317233
• Others: Third Parties During the Populist Period (2007) ISBN 978-0595443048
• Others: Third Parties from Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party to the Decline of Socialism in America (2007) ISBN 978-0595477012
• Others: "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive Movement: Third-Party Politics in the 1920s (2008) ISBN 978-0595481262

External links

• Darcy G. Richardson's Battleground Blog
• Darcy Richardson for President 2012
• Uncovered Politics Blog

References

1. ^ New Hampshire Secretary of State (2011)
2. ^ "Obama Draws Opponent in New Hampshire Primary". Election Journal. October 24, 2011. http://www.electionjournal.org/2011/10/24/obama-draws-opponent-in-new-hampshire-primary/. Retrieved November 03, 2011. 
3. ^ Herman, Steven L. (December 4, 1989). "The "New Democrats" are Liberals and Proud of It". Associated Press. 
4. ^ Stack, Barbara White (December 13, 1989). "Small uprising developing among national Democrats". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6685,4032628&dq=darcy-richardson+new+democrats&hl=en. Retrieved November 04, 2011. 
5. ^ OurCampaigns.com PA Auditor Race 1980
6. ^ "Heinz well on road to win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 9, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2stRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3W0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3824,2604379&dq=darcy-richardson&hl=en. Retrieved November 04, 2011. 
7. ^ BattlegroundBlog.com About Page
8. ^ Kruse, Michael (August 22, 2007). "Activist seeking nation's top office". St. Petersburg Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B-5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iXQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2938,885581&dq=darcy-richardson&hl=en. Retrieved November 04, 2011. 
9. ^ Winger, Richard (October 21, 2011). "Darcy Richardson Files in New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary". Ballot Access News. http://www.ballot-access.org/2011/10/21/darcy-richardson-files-in-new-hampshire-democratic-presidential-primary/. Retrieved November 03, 2011. 
10. ^ Schoenberg, Shira (October 28, 2011). "N.H. primary ballot becomes equalizer between top-tier, perennial candidates". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/10/primary-ballot-becomes-equalizer-between-top-tier-perennial-candidates/MkD7dWcT2Nq0gUe2Gv1GuM/index.html. Retrieved November 04, 2011. 
11. ^ ^{a b} Memoli, Michael A. (October 28, 2011). "Even Democratic ballot will be crowded in New Hampshire primary". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-new-hampshire-candidates-20111028,0,7479283.story. Retrieved November 04, 2011. 

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