presidential campaign presidential campaign began april pastor radio host florida announced candidacy presidential nomination previously served party vice presidential nominee baldwin main opposition nomination ambassador left republican_party campaign stands civil liberties foreign affairs religion baldwin won nomination april attorney selected running mate general election baldwin expressed conservative positions number issues including trade foreign affairs religious practice public sphere cast close ally republican presidential candidate representative ultimately endorsed baldwin campaign votes total baldwin finished fifth race ahead nominee independent republican nominee john_mccain eventual winner democratic nominee barack_obama background initially democrat changed party affiliation republican 1970s founded pensacola florida president ronald_reagan recognized growth influence republican baldwin headed florida branch moral majority promoted social hosted radio called focused conservative issues national radio debut baldwin left republican_party believing second big government big spending party characterized liberal democratic_party practice joined considered political independent year presidential candidate asked baldwin running mate ticket won nomination constitution party national convention general election received popular votes baldwin argued american people haven rejected message haven heard message early stages considering run president october interview conservative president website baldwin expressed frustration republican_party believed course self destruction kept afloat absurd democrats praised activists stated republican_party steered far left support candidates president asked run president stated desire run open god baldwin endorsed republican presidential nomination message posted youtube december march interview weeks baldwin officially entered race commended possible candidate stated needs clarify foreign policy positions party described candidate attractive candidate like asked presidential aspirations responded saying great people party opinion qualified presidential nominee tried open god time god constitution party national convention baldwin announced april seek presidential nomination party april convention kansas_city missouri run believed arisen draft efforts feared party nominate pro iraq war candidate like convention baldwin campaign april interview stated running merely placing consideration god reveal accordingly convention party founder endorsed baldwin gave passionate speech referred candidate republican_party week ago baldwin defeated winning approximately delegates won majority delegates states exceptions missouri maryland oklahoma narrowly edged baldwin baldwin request delegates chose attorney running mate following nomination baldwin set campaign website opened accounts myspace facebook announced use internet manner media holding mainstream news media responsible holding party candidates general election campaign baldwin included mainstream polls opinion poll revealed favorable news campaign showed public open voting party presidential candidate baldwin compared poll discovered conservatives baldwin campaign targeted said vote republican presidential nominee john_mccain found conservative respondents displeased baldwin expressed discontent republican_party interview expressed frustration john despite plus year track record liberal policies baldwin highlighted main threat nation stating immigration nato war iraq china threat peace connected baldwin stated iran threat people country far difficult sealed border stated border sealed deploying troops areas end beginning june controversial developments concerning baldwin campaign hit press comments surfaced baldwin raising possibility conspiracy theory controlled demolition stating don know kind inside apparatus involved involved kind conspiracy let find prosecute involved growing media interest campaign increased drive ballot access appealing supporters help presidential ballot pennsylvania massachusetts maryland west_virginia campaign began august announcing plans participate demonstration illegal immigration denver baldwin joined day convention later august baldwin campaigned south_carolina criticized party presidential nominee declared opposition stated nation foreign dependence use national_guard iraq war remarking forces repel invasion illegal aliens southern border described united_nations sinister organization run communists baldwin criticized major parties cutting spending stating difference democrats republicans democrats want tax spend republicans want borrow spend promised spending priority administration september baldwin appeared tonight television program cnn proclaimed elected president release agents agents sentenced year terms prison respectively shooting drug mexico border baldwin promised release men day job president final stages october baldwin addressed second day 50th anniversary event discussed role christianity united_states public life delivered speech attacked entities law sea treaty calling withdrawal united_states united_nations later october baldwin interviewed npr discussed opposition described fraudulent system blamed economic crisis attacked republicans ing promises contract america eliminate federal departments slash spending criticized republicans failure abortion years government president baldwin stated eliminate cut government spending stated responsibility government protect life life baldwin participated party debate independent candidate october broadcast debate baldwin agreed wide ranging issues corporations wars iraq afghanistan stood solidarity expressing need open presidential debates party candidates emphasized connections congressman debate suggesting president appoint somebody like united_states secretary treasury articulated opposition usa patriot act questioned ideological conservative support legislation marked disagreement health care criticizing government involvement favor free market solutions use regulation lower health care costs baldwin stated elected priority secure border debate baldwin repeated party pro life platform support right bear arms election day baldwin ballot states write candidate additional states including montana listed party nominee baldwin completely absent ballots oklahoma north_carolina district_of_columbia results baldwin campaign ended receiving popular vote election day finished fifth place won largest percentage votes party votes won michigan won largest percentage utah state votes aftermath baldwin relocated montana founded liberty fellowship believing people state responded message briefly ran lieutenant governor montana running mate republican gubernatorial primary candidate dropped lack campaign funds
Chuck Baldwin presidential campaign, 2008