This is the post-election email from the Constitution Party of Missouri:
Constitution Party of Missouri
retains ballot access!
Needless to say, this election was a historic event. Our Party was up against HUGE odds, including monumental amounts of money, and having been certified only 4 short months prior to Nov. 4. It was definitely a "GOD Thing" that we were able to hang on by the skin of our teeth. AMEN!
Many may be disappointed, but our victory is EXTRAORDINARY considering the higher than average voter turnout.
The Executive Board would like to thank each and every one of you who ever signed a petition, got others to sign a petition, became a dues-paying member, donated money, wrote a letter to the editor, called talk radio or C-Span, volunteered to place your name on the ballot, and those who invested their time and effort working at the polls and on the campaigns of our courageous candidates.
ALL of us want to thank our wonderful candidates. They displayed much courage by volunteering their names to help the cause.
Dr. Gregory Thompson drove thousands of miles around Missouri speaking to every breathing human being he saw and attended hundreds of events, fairs and festivals. He purchased and distributed thousands of yard signs and even more campaign brochures. He literally sacrificed his every waking moment to "the cause". He was on 50 radio interviews, was a guest speaker at a variety of events, and sometimes preached at 4 different church services in a single Sunday.
Having 5 opponents in his gubernatorial race, including the powerful, Jay Nixon and Kenny Hulshof, Gregory still garnered 28,867 votes. Gregory is a blessing to all of us. I encourage anyone reading this message to thank him for his service to the CPMO and ask about purchasing his new book he just authored, "Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy". Better yet, if you haven't already, send him a donation.
Travis Maddox lost his job with the City of Springfield due to his political involvement. His every waking moment was also consumed with campaigning against the powerful Roy Blunt but still garnered 6,148 votes with 4 opponents. He was interviewed on radio many times and attended 50 + events. He personally purchased hundreds of yard signs and campaign brochures and now needs to seriously look for a "real" income-producing job. All this while producing radio ads for the CP, conducting his own talk show on Internet Radio, helping Chuck Baldwin's campaign as their Blogging/Internet Director, and serving as Vice-Chairman of the MO Party. (Whew! good thing he's young and energetic!)
Thad Wheeler, our candidate for State Rep.in South Central MO literally walked his District handing out thousands of brochures. The local grocery stores helped by stuffing customer's bags with them. He personally paid for multiple daily radio ads . Thad lost his job in the middle of his campaign, but, luckily, was able to find another before the campaign ended. His opponents were the incumbant Republican and a Democrat, but he still garnered 3.3% of the District's votes.
Our candidate for State Treasurer, Rodney Farthing, fortunately had only 2 opponents and was able to garner 65,911 of the statewide votes. Rodney's cooperation with completing and submitting a number of questionnaires and surveys and agreeing to every interview in an effort to further our cause, helped the CPMO achieve our goal of retaining ballot access with these votes.
Cindy Redburn's powerful opponent for U.S. Congress was Russ Carnahan (the son of the late Governor Mel & brother to Secretary of State, Robin). She was up against a powerful democratic machine, but still garnered 4,309 votes. Cindy held several classes where she taught the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration while serving and performing her duties as the MO State Secretary.
Cindy's website has also been identified by the United States Library of Congress as a website of interest for inclusion in its historic collections of Internet materials related to Election 2008. The Library of Congress preserves the Nation's cultural artifacts and provides enduring access to them. The Library's traditional functions are acquiring, cataloging, preserving and serving collection materials of historical importance to the Congress and to the American people to foster education and scholarship, and has extended to digital materials, including Web sites.
Jim Rensing, candidate for Lt. Governor, was the first CPer to voluntarily throw his hat into the ring. Jim notarized 1,200 petitions for us and is a passionate long-time supporter of the CP Mission. He purchased many yard signs and completed and returned all his surveys and questionnaires resulting in receiving 29,070 of the statewide votes.
We wish to thank the following candidates for their courage to place their names on the ballot. These CPers helped lend credibility to the Party and support to all the other candidates:
Denise Neely - Secretary of State - 35,147 votes
Richard Smith - U.S. Rep #8 - 2,256 votes
David Leefe - State Rep. 388 votes
Mark Opheim - State Rep. 1,125 votes
Don Simmons - State Rep. 2,090 votes
Don Griffin - State Rep. 556 votes
Dennis Hustead - State Rep. 284 votes
Jennifer Friedrich - State Rep. 2,853 votes
Robert Mills, State Rep. 764 votes
In the meantime, look for encouraging news of our continuing efforts to keep liberty alive through a renewed and ongoing campaign!
Blessings,
Together, for the cause,
Donna Ivanovich, Chair
Travis Maddox, Vice-Chair
Ray Kish, Treasurer
Cindy Redburn, Secretary
Constitution Party of Missouri
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