New Whig Party Statement on the June 27, 2024 Presidential Debate

June 28, 2024
The New Whig Party’s Statement on the Presidential Debate of June 27, 2024
Following last night’s presidential debate between President Biden and Former President Trump, the Whig Party’s thoughts and prayers are with the nation during this difficult time. It has become apparent that the quality of the two major parties in this country is at the lowest point in our history and that the choice given to Americans at the ballot box is often no longer a choice that most of us feel good about making.
What was on display last night is a great reminder that although we are a nation of laws, we are also reliant on good and honorable people to lead our great nation. We grieve that a routine part of every presidential election since Kennedy has devolved to a spectacle. All Americans should have the presidential debates available to them to inform their choice between contenders to lead the nation, and all of those contenders should be competent and have our nation’s best interest at heart. We are compelled to say that this is no longer true.
But although great calamities such as what the world experienced last night always try the human spirit, they also bring out the best in America. The Whig Party is firmly convinced that Americans deserve better, and we are firmly committed to providing a third option to the millions of Americans that watch in horror when either of the leaders of the two major parties speak and sigh heavily when they receive a ballot with those options. We believe there is a path forward that is worthy of American democracy and that raises the standard of politics in this country. We invite you to join us on that path and demand better of those who seek to govern.

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