Published: March 26th, 2008 10:48 AM
Last Modified: March 26th, 2008 01:06 PM
WASHINGTON - Long-shot presidential candidate Mike Gravel told supporters Wednesday he is leaving the Democratic Party to join the Libertarian Party.
Story tools
Gravel, a former Democratic senator from Alaska, said in an e-mail that the Democratic Party "no longer represents my vision for our great country."
"It is a party that continues to sustain war, the military-industrial complex and imperialism - all of which I find anathema to my views," he said in the e-mail in which he also asked supporters for campaign donations.
Gravel, 77, has been excluded from recent Democratic debates because he failed to meet fundraising or polling thresholds.
"I look forward to advancing my presidential candidacy within the Libertarian Party, which is considerably closer to my values, my foreign policy views and my domestic views," he said.
ADVERTISEMENT
Alaska average gas price first to pass $4
Palin pitches $1.2 billion plan to ease energy costs
Lawmakers question TransCanada subsidy
Bills mount; Young's legal fund doesn't
Most read
Alaska average gas price first to pass $4
Agents uncover drug plot linking Arizona inmate to Alaska
Most e-mailed
As ticket prices soar, good deals are difficult to find
BP reports small leak at Prudhoe
Most-viewed galleries
Important warning about e-mails purporting to be from the adn.com staff.
© Copyright 2008, The Anchorage Daily News, a subsidiary of The McClatchy Company 
Contact Us | Newsroom Contacts | Communication Forms | Subscriptions | Advertising | Terms of Use
Daily News Jobs | RSS Feeds | ADN Store | Newspapers in Education | Privacy Agreement
