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‘ "If we get 5 people to a meeting, that's a major rally," he admitted, and the ASP is "not yet to the point where we're going to be satirized in The Onion or The Babylon Bee."
Still, the party has gained at least one high-profile member in the past few months: Charles Camosy, a leading pro-life Democrat, announced in early February his departure from the Democratic Party, in favor of the ASP.
"Who knows what's coming this year," Carroll said.
Both men said their presidential run is about raising the party’s national profile and getting people talking about the issues that are important to the ASP.
Even if they don't win offices, Carroll said, their party can affect policy by influencing the national conversation or drawing attention to specific issues.
Carroll pointed to Ross Perot, who ran for president as an independent in the 1990s, while pushing for a balanced federal budget. Though Perot did not come close to winning, the major parties discussed a balanced budget for years after that, Carroll contended. ‘
He won’t win. So why is Brian Carroll running for president?
Still, the party has gained at least one high-profile member in the past few months: Charles Camosy, a leading pro-life Democrat, announced in early February his departure from the Democratic Party, in favor of the ASP.
"Who knows what's coming this year," Carroll said.
Both men said their presidential run is about raising the party’s national profile and getting people talking about the issues that are important to the ASP.
Even if they don't win offices, Carroll said, their party can affect policy by influencing the national conversation or drawing attention to specific issues.
Carroll pointed to Ross Perot, who ran for president as an independent in the 1990s, while pushing for a balanced federal budget. Though Perot did not come close to winning, the major parties discussed a balanced budget for years after that, Carroll contended. ‘
He won’t win. So why is Brian Carroll running for president?
