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2008 WFP Endorsemented Candidates

Michael Cone, running statewide for US Senate.
Website: http://www.mjcone.com

-  Single Payer Universal Health Insurance based on the Medicare program.
-  Universal Reading and Math Literacy by the end of 3rd grade.
-  Free College Education through national service, not just military service but many types of national service.
-  Restoring American jobs to American workers and, thereby, American quality to American goods.
-  Public Mass Transit on the national, state and local levels to create the next explosion of economic prosperity in America.

Clay Middleton for State Representative from Charleston.
Website: http://claymiddleton.com/

Clay on the Issues:

Good Jobs with Living Wages

Quality Education for All

Full Funding of Public Schools

Protection Against Unjust Foreclosures

Protection for Seniors Against Being Taxed out of their Homes.

Eugene Platt for State Representative from Charleston.
Website: http://www.voteplatt.com

Eugene Platt will work to:
 
* Protect the environment
   (active in Sierra Club and endorsed by South Carolina Green Party)
 
* Promote fairer taxation (boldly proposes more reliance on progressive state income tax structure, less reliance on regressive state sales tax)
 
* Provide health care for all (advocates consideration of single-payer system at state level while moving toward single-payer system at national level)
 
*Support public education (demand classroom discipline, strengthen teacher unions)
 
* Enhance public safety (hire 100 more state troopers)

Roger Odachowski, running for State Representative from Greenville.

(coming soon)

Kiba Anderson, running for County Council from Richland County.
Website: http://www.electkibaanderson.com

Top Issues:

1. Education
2. Youth problems
3. Health Care and the Elderly
4. Infrastructure
5. Minimal wage/Cost of living increases
6. Increase/Better working relationship with the County and City (combining resources)