Modern Whig Party
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Modern Whig Party
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Political position | Centrist |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Blue and Buff |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 100
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| Seats in the House |
0 / 435
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| Governorships |
0 / 50
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| Seats in State Upper Houses |
0 / 1,921
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| Seats in State Lower Houses |
0 / 5,411
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| Website | |
| http://www.modernwhig.org/ | |
The Modern Whig Party is an American political party founded in 2007. The party describes itself as a mainstream, middle-of-the-road grassroots movement representing voters who do not strictly accept Republican and Democratic positions.
The party's general platform supports fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, and integrity and pragmatism in government. Members of the party have won a handful of local elections, but did so either under other party labels or as independents. In recent years the party has not nominated candidates for any major office. The Modern Whig Party underwent a major overhaul of its structure and leadership in late 2014 and re-launched in the spring of 2015.
According to The News & Observer, the Modern Whig Party was founded by U.S. troops while they were in "the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan." The Modern Whig Party was organized as a grassroots movement in the beginning of 2007.
In the spring of 2010 Time magazine rated the Modern Whig Party, the U.S. Marijuana Party, the Pirate Party, the Tea Party movement, and the American Secessionists as among the "top 10 most popular alternative political movements worldwide." Opinion columns in The News & Observer have been favorable toward the party.
The party has a national headquarters and an executive committee based in Washington, D.C.
In its first authentic electoral test, Gene L. Baldassari running on the Modern Whig ticket sought the 14th District seat in the New Jersey Assembly in the November 2, 2009, general election. He received 738 votes for just over 0.6 percent of the vote.
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