American Independent Party
American Independent Party | |
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| Chairman | Victor Marani (CA) |
| Vice Chairman | James Mallamace |
| Founders | Bill Shearer Eileen Knowland Shearer |
| Founded | July 8, 1967 |
| Split from | Democratic Party Republican Party |
| Headquarters | PO Box 1479. Freedom, California 95019 |
| Ideology | American nationalism Anti-communism Paleoconservatism Right-wing populism Formerly, now factions: Populism Economic populism Syncretic politics Formerly: Racial segregation |
| Political position | Far-right |
| National affiliation | American Independent Party |
| Slogan | "No North, No South, No East, No West – One Great Nation, Heaven Blessed!" |
| State Senate | 0 / 40 |
| State House | 0 / 80 |
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The American Independent Party (AIP) is an American political party that was established in 1967. The American Independent Party is best known for its nomination of Democratic then-former Governor George Wallace of Alabama, who carried five states in the 1968 presidential election running against Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey on a populist, hard-line anti-Communist, pro-"law and order" platform, appealing to working-class white voters. Wallace was best known for his staunch segregationist stances. In 1976, the party split into the modern American Independent Party and the American Party. From 1992 until 2008, the party was the California affiliate of the national Constitution Party. Its exit from the Constitution Party led to a leadership dispute during the 2008 election.