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'''Deidre Griswold''' was a [[Third party (United States)|third-party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1980]], representing the [[Workers World Party]]. Her running mate was [[Gavrielle Holmes]].
'''Deidre Griswold''' was a [[Third party (United States)|third-party]] candidate for [[President of the United States]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1980]], representing the [[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 socialists.
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 .


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 [[2004 Presidential Debates#Third-party candidate debates|third party presidential debate]] on [[October 15]], [[2004]].
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 [[2004 Presidential Debates#Third-party candidate debates|third party presidential debate]] on [[October 15]], [[2004]].

Revision as of 03:09, 12 August 2009

Deidre Griswold was a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1980, representing the communistWorkers 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.

Bibliography

  • China; the struggle within from the pages of Workers World (1972) (with Sam Marcy and Naomi Cohen)
  • Indonesia: The Bloodbath that Was (1975)
  • Indonesia: The Second Greatest Crime of the Century (1978) ISBN 0-89567-003-8
Party political offices
Preceded by
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Workers World Party Presidential candidate
1980 (lost)
Succeeded by