Jeffrey Harlan Boss (born May 20, 1963) is an American conspiracy theorist and

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"Conspiracy theorist eyes governorship"
, '' New Jersey Jewish News''. Retrieved August 9, 2012. He was an

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candidate for

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in the

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and

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elections, a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election, and the 2020 election.

Electoral history

In 2008, he was an independent candidate for President of the United States as well as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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, running under the slogan "Vote Here". He received 639 votes as a presidential candidate and 9,877 in his Senate run.Edge, Wally (November 6, 2008
"601 New Jerseyans thought Jeff Boss should be President"
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, Boss was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for

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. He finished third, with 8.3% of the vote, in the primary which was won by Jon Corzine, who received 77.2% of the vote. In the 2012 election, Boss received 1,024 votes for President of the United States. Jeff Boss Campaign Posters

He ran for the Democratic nomination for

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, but was removed from the ballot after the New Jersey Democratic State Committee challenged the nominating petitions of all independent candidates seeking the Democratic nomination. He subsequently filed new petitions to run for governor in the general election and appeared on the ballot as the " NSA Did 911" candidate. Out of the eight candidates, Boss finished last, with 0.1% of the vote. In 2014, Boss ran for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey as an independent. His slogans were "NSA Whistleblower" and "NSA Did 911". He received 4,513 votes (0.24% of the vote)

Conspiracy theories

Boss believes that the United States government, specifically the

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, was responsible for the

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. He claims to have witnessed the government arrange the attacks.

References

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Electoral history

Conspiracy theories

See also

References