Thomas Earl Spruill, Jr.
VP candidate for Independent (2008)
Running mate with nominee: Ronald G. Hobbs (b. 1967)
Popular vote: 6 (0.00%)
Electoral vote: 0/538
The campaign:
Ronald G. "Ron" Hobbs of McKnightstown, Penn. and his running-mate Thomas Earl "Tom" Spruill, Jr. of Waynesboro, Penn. were campaigning as an Independent ticket for the White House in 2008. Judging from their webpage, I'm betting one or both of them were connected to trucking--
Ron Hobbs
For U.S. President
Tom Spruill
For U.S. Vice-President
Pro Life - No matter how you cut it - Abortion is murder! Option Adoption!
THIS CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSED ON THE AVERAGE JO/JOE.
Take from the greedy; give to the needy!
UNITED WE STAND
CHECK OUT THE PLATFORM FOR HOBBS/SPRUILL
The candidates for the people!
PLATFORM
Pro Life – No matter how you cut it – Abortion is murder! Option adoption!
Iraq War – Hobbs will immediately withdraw troops.
Health Care Reform – All American citizens with a net income of $30,000 or less will receive health care.
Social Security – (Fewer jobs rob Social Security.) Hobbs will bring back jobs to the United States.
College Students – Percentage of oil subsidies will be directed to college education.
Jobs – Subsidize small businesses with redirected dollars from the oil subsidies.
Open Factories – Hobbs will reopen American clothing and shoe factories and mandate to stop free trade agreements.
Oil – Allocation of oil profits. Hobbs will keep Alaskan oil for the US and not for foreign entities.
Veterans – A fund for Veterans who are down and out.
Accountability for drugs and oil companies.
Drug control; not gun control.
Better lines and smoother roads.
No weigh stations in Rest Areas.
Turnpikes will not be leased/sold to foreign entities.
No DOT stops along highways.
More signs to warn truckers of hidden dangers.
Make shippers/receivers accountable for time loading and unloading.
Weight limit will stay at 80,000 pounds.
Brokers will pay truckers when payment is due.
More reflectors on roads (in foggy areas).
Hobbs will enact legislation to protect CDL drivers against traffic violations.
Traffic lights will be delayed for more time to drive through lights.
Both lights need stopped for crosswalks.
More independent snowplows hired.
A trucker will be Secretary of Transportation.
Truckers will be allowed to cross the Mexican border with their rigs.
Subsidy will be given to small companies.
$1.50 fuel again.
More home time for over the road truckers.
More drop yards for home and sightseeing purposes.
More rest areas with facilities.
All public businesses will have public rest rooms.
Subsidize small farmers.
Keep American food for Americans.
More subsidizes for organic farming.
Hobbs will balance the trade deficit with China.
Hobbs will make mandates on the food quota from China.
Better inspection on food products from China.
Hobbs will reduce fertilizer cost.
No more cow/chicken/hog etc. mills – smaller farms.
Hobbs will allow a bigger percentage of bio-fuels to be used in equipment.
Answer to Immigration - Democracy in Mexico
The Hobbs/Spruill ticket were registered as write-ins in six states. They earned four votes in Illinois, and a vote each in Maryland and West Virginia. No votes reported in Kansas, Montana, or Utah. In the event of their victory there would have been a Constitutional problem since Hobbs and Spruill were residents of the same state.
Election history: none
Other occupations: ?
Notes:
Another mystery VP.
Hobbs ran for President as an Independent in 2012 and was a registered in Idaho without a running-mate.
