On November 5, a registered member of the Modern Whig party was elected to a relatively unimportant, albeit official and public office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sources say that this is the first Whig to be elected to office in 160 to 150 years. When asked “Why the Whigs?” the electee,\u00a0Robert “Heshy” Bucholz, responded that he found the party to be a sensible middle ground given America’s current bipartisan atmosphere. The party was founded, or re-founded, in 2007 and now has upwards of 30,000 members. Though it is interesting to consider that such an obscure party has secured public office, it is most likely just an unusual fluke in local politics and not at all indicative of a major change in thought. It seems far more likely that a more established socially liberal, financial conservative third-party political organization (ex: libertarians) will be the party to absorb potential voters for Modern Whigs and become successful on the national level.<\/p>\n

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• http:\/\/cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/philadelphia-voters-elect-whig-public-office<\/li>\n
• http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2013\/11\/07\/whigs-win-for-first-time-in-150-years.html<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  On November 5, a registered member of the Modern Whig party was elected to a relatively unimportant, albeit official and public office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sources say that this is the first Whig to be elected to office in 160 to 150 years. When asked “Why the Whigs?” the electee,\u00a0Robert “Heshy” Bucholz, responded that he … <\/p>\n

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