the end of January 2008, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Gravel were the only remaining Democrats from the initial debates still running. Gravel vowed to stay in the presidential campaign until November. On March 11, 2008, Gravel continued to remain in the Democratic race but additionally endorsed a Green Party candidate for president, Jesse Johnson, saying he wanted to help Johnson prevail against Green Party rivals Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader. As March neared a close, Gravel had almost no fundraising and was only on the ballot in one of the next ten Democratic primaries. Switch to Libertarian Party 2008 On March 26, 2008, Gravel announced that he had abandoned his bid for the Democratic Party nomination and would seek the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, stating "I look forward to advancing my presidential candidacy within the Libertarian Party, which is considerably closer to my values, my foreign policy views and my domestic views." As a Libertarian candidate, Gravel found more support than he had as a Democrat, placing second and third in two April 2008 straw polls. In the May 25 balloting at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention in Denver, Gravel finished fourth out of eight candidates on the initial ballot, with 71 votes out of 618; he trailed former Congressman and eventual winner Bob Barr, author Mary Ruwart, and businessman Wayne Allyn Root. Gravel's position did not improve subsequently and he was eliminated on the fourth ballot. Afterwards he said, "I just ended my political career. From 15 years old to now, my political career is over, and it's no big deal. I'm a writer, I'm a lecturer, I'm going to push the issues of freedom and liberty. I'm going to push those issues until the day I die." Political positions Endorsements Gravel had the endorsement of campaign finance reform activist Doris Haddock and received financial contributions from actor Mark Ruffalo. Noted academic and political dissident Noam Chomsky also endorsed Senator Gravel. Notes External links Campaign and milestones Gravel for President Gravel2008 Youtube Channel Sen. Mike Gravel for President 2008 Blogspot Announcement of Candidacy. National Press Club, 17 April 2006 First Interview following Announcement. National Press Club, 17 April 2006 Gravel2008 on MySpace.com - official Interviews Blue State Observer — Interview Blue State Observer — Scones with the Senator Interview with Mike Gravel — The Eisenthal Report: Part 1, Part 2, Analysis Interview with Mike Gravel —