| − | He ran in 1976 as the candidate of the U.S. Labor Party. In 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 he entered (and lost) the [[Democratic Party]] primary, then ran as an [[independent candidate]] in the general election. In 2004 he again entered the Democratic primary, but did not run as an independent and endorsed [[John Kerry]] in the general election. The Democratic Party does not recognize LaRouche as a Democratic candidate and does not grant credentials to his delegates, although he typically wins a handful of delegates in some state primaries.{{fact}} Except for the 1980 election when he was included in some [[New Hampshire]] debates he has not been a high-profile candidate. His presidential campaigns were notorious in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 elections for running half-hour paid advertisements on [[television]] forecasting imminent economic collapse unless he was elected and his [[radical]] [[Socialist]] agenda enacted. | + | He ran in 1976 as the candidate of the U.S. Labor Party. In 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000 he entered (and lost) the [[Democratic Party]] primary, then ran as an [[independent candidate]] in the general election. In 2004 he again entered the Democratic primary, but did not run as an independent and endorsed [[John Kerry]] in the general election. The Democratic Party does not recognize LaRouche as a Democratic candidate and does not grant credentials to his delegates, although he typically wins a handful of delegates in some state primaries. Except for the 1980 election season, when he was included in some [[New Hampshire]] debates, he has not been a high-profile candidate. His presidential campaigns were notorious in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 elections for running half-hour paid advertisements on [[television]] forecasting imminent economic collapse unless he was elected and his [[radical]] [[Socialist]] agenda enacted. |