Bill Wyatt
Bill Wyatt is a liberal
Republican and was a candidate for the
U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination, 2004. He is a 43-year-old
T-shirt maker and
father of three from
California. Wyatt left the
Democratic Party to become a Republican after Democrats voted for the war in Iraq, an action he saw as a betrayal. He hopes to have a greater voice as a member of the
Republican Party.
Wyatt has traveled 12,000 miles and spent an estimated $20,000 on his Presidential campaign. He managed to qualify for
ballot status in
New Hampshire,
Missouri,
Oklahoma, and
Louisiana, and even the Democratic Primary ballot in
Arizona.
His early showings were disheartening but not surprising. He finished tenth in the
New Hampshire primary with 0.23% of the vote (153 votes).
However, a major upset occurred on
Mini-Tuesday when Wyatt won just over 10% of the vote in
Oklahoma. He also placed second in
Missouri, where he gained 1,268 votes (1.03%). Wyatt also received 233 votes (0.10%) in the
Arizona Democratic primary.
Wyatt has stated that the Louisiana primary was his last stand, since it was the final state where he qualified for ballot status. He gained 4% of the vote there, which he considered a symbolic victory against
George W. Bush that sent a message to the Republican Party. Wyatt has declared that he will be a candidate in the
2008 presidential election.
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Bush's Lone Republican Foe Makes Last Stand
