Theboxman's Blog

Presidential candidate Gabe Newman may not be the front runner this election year.  The Party which nominated him as their candidate, The Great American Party, may not count the most registered voters. Yet his campaign has been gaining attention amongst college students and disgruntled voters as he declares with irreverence that this election is not about the economy, oil, or advancing democracy around the globe but that public office is about serving his fellow citizen.

His grass roots campaign has used unique tactics to gain attention and engage people in political debate.  The campaigns most popular effort to date – opening campaign offices in bars.  The Great American Party has been sending campaign volunteers around the country to open offices in bars.  “We found that most people are detached from the political process knowing that they are only going to have an either or choice.” shared candidate Newman,” The Great American Party’s goal is to give people a chance to talk about their opinions and ideas about the future of the country without  the conversation  being about a political party.  We are confident that once people talk openly about their concerns they will see the need for the third party.  We engage them where they socialize and discuss their values and ideas - in their favorite bar.”

Gabe Newman’s style has won him and his party a growing number of loyal followers.   Most notably in a time when famous musicians such as Jackson Browne are publicly calling for candidates not to use their music  as theme songs for a campaign The Great American Party’s candidate was approached by a band offering to write a campaign song.  The underground sensation The Wet Knots based in Memphis, TN met candidate Newman’s campaign team at one of their campaign office openings in a bar.  Mott Blades, lead singer for the Wet Knots explained, “We were doing some small bar shows in preparation for our national tour to support our new record when we met the campaign team.  Gabe’s platform of don’t take this political campaign to seriously and his desire for elected officials to represent the common man resonated with us.”