Another Presidential Candidate Drops Out
Nader Akhlaghy is not a household name by any stretch of the imagination. An Iranian immigrant, Mr. Akhlaghy has recently availed himself to be considered in two elections that I am aware of. The first, back in 2022, was a run for US Congress under the Peace and Freedom Party banner in New York’s 5th District. He withdrew before the election was held.
More recently, he ran as a Republican for President of the United States.
Nader Akhlaghy (not Ralph)
But just today, the FEC is in receipt of three Form 99s from the now former presidential candidate. Form 99 is a form for “miscellaneous” filings. It is there, through his son, Amirhossein Akhlaghy, the campaign Treasurer, that Nader (not to be confused with Ralph, another 3rd party candidate) has again dropped out of the running.
This is Ralph
And not a moment too soon. Unlike the other Nader, this one knows that his name on the ballot might foul things up with unintentional consequences like getting another Republican elected when that would be a bad, bad thing.
So, in his own words, as shown on FEC Form 99, Nader Akhlaghy believes “Mrs. Harris is a more suitable person for this presidential term, and…will withdraw from the election in her favor…”.
America needs more responsible presidential candidates like Nader Akhlaghy.
I won’t hold my breath waiting for Jill Stein to do the responsible thing. An embarrassment to our gender.
1An embarrassment of any gender is Jill Stein. She thinks more about herself than anyone else. Can’t wait for her concession speech to Kamala..
2Wait. . .what? As an Iranian immigrant, even if he is now a naturalized citizen, Mr. Akhlaghy isn’t eligible to be president, which is restricted to “natural born” citizens. Good for him for dropping out of the race and supporting Kamala Harris–but, if this report is accurate, he shouldn’t have been in it at all.
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