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In 2008, Clayton ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to challenge Tennessee's other U.S. senator, Moderate Republican [[Lamar Alexander]], a former governor of Tennessee and an ex-[[United States Secretary of Education]] whom Clayton then described as a "[[neo-conservative]]".<ref name="mj">{{cite web| url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/mark-clayton-tennessee-democrats-senate|title=Dems Nominate Anti-Gay Conspiracy Theorist for Senate |work=Mother Jones}}</ref>

In 2008, Clayton ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to challenge Tennessee's other U.S. senator, Moderate Republican [[Lamar Alexander]], a former governor of Tennessee and an ex-[[United States Secretary of Education]] whom Clayton then described as a "[[neo-conservative]]".<ref name="mj">{{cite web| url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/mark-clayton-tennessee-democrats-senate|title=Dems Nominate Anti-Gay Conspiracy Theorist for Senate |work=Mother Jones}}</ref>

Clayton's political positions include opposition to the North American Union, the [[NAFTA]] superhighway, and the national ID card. He has warned that America faces a "godless "[[New World Order]]" and that Americans who speak out against the government run the risk of being sent to "prison camps" operated by the Federal Emergency Management Association. He has spoken out against Chinese oppression of the [[Tibet]]an people.<ref name="mj"/>

Clayton's political positions include opposition to the North American Union, the [[NAFTA]] superhighway, and the national ID card. He has warned that America faces a "godless "[[New World Order]]" and that Americans who speak out against the government run the risk of being sent to "prison camps" operated by the Federal Emergency Management Association. He has spoken out against [[China|Chinese]] oppression of the [[Tibet]]an people.<ref name="mj"/>

The Public Advocate proclaimed that it "associates with members of both major parties in a non-partisan fashion and promotes traditional values". The organization contends that Clayton showed that "an American patriot can put his or her name on the ballot and win big as a conservative, even in the Democratic Party."<ref name="christian">{{cite web|url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1110920339.html|title=Public Advocate Volunteer, Mark Clayton, Wins Democratic Party Senate Nomination -- Obama and Romney Could Learn from Clayton}}</ref>

The Public Advocate proclaimed that it "associates with members of both major parties in a non-partisan fashion and promotes traditional values". The organization contends that Clayton showed that "an American patriot can put his or her name on the ballot and win big as a conservative, even in the Democratic Party."<ref name="christian">{{cite web|url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1110920339.html|title=Public Advocate Volunteer, Mark Clayton, Wins Democratic Party Senate Nomination -- Obama and Romney Could Learn from Clayton}}</ref>