presidential campaign local activist florida announced candidacy presidency united_states missouri october month declared nominee presidential election national convention elected california moore vice presidential nominee campaign moore focused american led wars abroad labor rights community ownership corporations campaign moore failed gather support states access ended 11th place overall receiving votes nationwide moore able increase party voter base instead lowered thousand votes nationwide previous presidential election moore campaign raised minor moore managed earn needed media interest later election john_mccain red barack_obama making appeal ballot access state louisiana media campaign included writing articles leading newspapers making appearances television notably report chronicle campaign developments october held national convention missouri voted party presidential candidate opponents earning votes combined earned majority election round later selected party moore vice presidential candidate week later moore stood candidate presidential candidate moore stood candidate michigan defeated moore won presidential candidacy completing necessary time field candidates state louisiana lost respective privileges field write candidates party affiliated candidates state moore appeal 5th overturned district judge order include candidate louisiana ballot upheld ruling concluding filed little late reason recognized organization according law state louisiana election marked time days socialist candidate ballot state ohio following legal challenges judge ordered moore placed ohio ballot presidential campaign party earned little funding supporters moore remarking candidates able having slim chance win corporate america commented impossible party candidate win election ballot access states highly vocal slim chance winning believed good chance getting ballot states financial crisis results moore ended 11th place overall receiving votes nationwide million cast missed large margin percent needed qualify federally distributed public funding election best tennessee received votes million votes cast ohio managed receive votes weakest kentucky minnesota managed gain votes state moore able party voter base instead voter base thousand votes nationwide previous election fronted position beliefs member democratic_party said moved socialism system wasn bad stating mixed mccarthy ended thoughts matter clearly stating socialism wasn communism noted joining promoted national health plan favored guaranteed annual income advocated worker control elimination corporate control moore stated times promoted platform inform americans alternative option american politics believes capitalism selfish system focused wealthy weak poor moore felt capitalism economic system decisions come fashion felt wealth rich poor united_states stronger public sector turn focus energy presidential campaign claimed current economic system falling apart capitalist greed moore guaranteed income approximately family year decent housing families called elimination executive salaries jobs companies calls end profit corporations asked socialism better capitalism moore said based equality right america system based greed getting ahead usually expense fellow man moore publicly criticized claims barack_obama socialist saying offended characterization according weekly periodical nation moore said obama john_mccain bought sold wall street saying major candidates change opinion imprisoned corporate machine moore wars iraq afghanistan supported free accessible health insurance wanted transfer ownership corporations workers discussing war terror moore felt destroying small communities country higher taxes pressure local governments moore vice presidential candidate supported reduction spending improve veteran benefits alexander proposed retired veterans years military service receive income thousand annually state media campaign moore america chairman appeared discussing strategic development plans parties united_states broadcast viewed million viewers worldwide appearances special rescue rumble later world shows hosted later appeared guest series report news satire modern american politics according moore decision came current host series comment motives selection moore wrote articles nation newspapers los_angeles_times chicago_tribune question barack_obama socialist led increased interest moore election swedish democratic socialist political party officially endorsed moore president televised debate sweden
Brian Moore presidential campaign, 2008