Deirdre Griswold
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Deirdre Griswold was a third-party
candidate for President of the United States
in the United States presidential election, 1980
, representing the communist Workers World Party
. Her running mate was Gavrielle Holmes
.
She is the daughter of the late Vincent Copeland, one of the founders of the party. Her mother, Elizabeth Ross Copeland, and paternal aunt, Cynthia Cochran, were also communists.
She continues to be active in the party, having edited its publication Workers World for several decades, and stood in for Presidential candidate John Parker for a third party presidential debate on October 15, 2004.
Third party (United States)
The term third party is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties . The term can also refer to independent politicians not affiliated with any party at all and to write-in candidates.The United States has had a...
candidate for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
in the United States presidential election, 1980
United States presidential election, 1980
The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
, representing the communist Workers World Party
Workers World Party
Workers World Party is a far-left political party in the United States, founded in 1959 by a group led by Sam Marcy. Marcy and his followers split from the Socialist Workers Party in 1958 over a series of long-standing differences, among them Marcy's group's support for Henry A...
. Her running mate was Gavrielle Holmes
Gavrielle Holmes
Gavrielle Holmes was a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the U.S. presidential election, 1984, receiving votes in Ohio and Rhode Island. For other states, the presidential candidate that year was Larry Holmes.She had also been the running mate for Deirdre Griswold in...
.
She is the daughter of the late Vincent Copeland, one of the founders of the party. Her mother, Elizabeth Ross Copeland, and paternal aunt, Cynthia Cochran, were also communists.
She continues to be active in the party, having edited its publication Workers World for several decades, and stood in for Presidential candidate John Parker for a third party presidential debate on October 15, 2004.