Senate race aims to boost Libertarians
Friday, October 10th, 2008
By Staff
'I'm a working man,' says Christopher Cole, who wants to abolish income tax
Christopher Cole does not expect his ninth run for public office to lead to his first victory. As the Libertarian candidate for one of North Carolina's seats in the U.S. Senate, Cole says he's running to advocate smaller government and to raise the profile of his political party.
"I really love the concepts of liberty that the Founders gave us in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and I'm saddened that we've lost sight of that," Cole said. "My goal is to reignite that flame."
Cole, 44, wants to abolish the federal income tax, limit military intervention in Iraq, Europe and elsewhere and reduce illegal immigration by eliminating some wage-and-hour laws.
He is a longtime Libertarian activist and a contract postal worker who lives in suburban Charlotte. Since 1996, he has run for offices ranging from the U.S. House to the Mecklenburg County commissioners. Several times, Cole was the first openly gay candidate to seek the office. (more…)
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