A Candidate for the Rest of Us
Kudos to Cheryl Lindsey Seelhoff of Women’s Space/The Margins for throwing her hat into the presidential race as a candidate for the Free Soil Party. Here is the announcement of her candidacy which she made on July 4th:
“When in the course of living our lives, as women, we recognize that once again, as has been true for, by now, centuries in the United States, we can find no presidential candidate on the horizon upon whom we can depend and look to to (1) pay attention to what we say about our lives, our aspirations, our hopes, our needs, our struggles and concerns; (2) faithfully represent and advocate for our interests; (3) make our concerns a priority; (4) work diligently and tirelessly on our behalf; and (5) whom we feel we can trust, then it’s time for us to step up to the plate and take action. So, that’s what I’m doing today.”
You go girl!
Filed under: Uncategorized, Sheroes
Where are her donations coming from and how are they being spent? This is federally mandated information that is not posted anywhere?
[…] I am writing to offer an endorsement, and some information concerning you. I would not presume Free Soil is the first national party to offer to endorse you. I could understand why you wish to remain independent. As one rebellious woman to another, I know of the pitfalls and treachery of party politics, but I think Free Soil can be different, partly because my circle of friends revived it over thirty years ago. The blogger known as Heart, Cheryl Seelhoff, has volunteered to run for President, endorsed by the Feminist Peace Network as “a candidate for the rest of us.” That was the title of the announcement on the FPN blog last July . Her platform, a work in progress, is organized as a blog here […]