Spike Cohen
| Jeremy 'Spike' Cohen | |
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| Personal Details | |
| Birth: | June 28, 1982 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation: | Media personality, producer |
| Residence: | South Carolina |
| Party: | Libertarian |
| Media | |
| Website: | media page (Vice-Presidential campaign page) |
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Jeremy 'Spike' Cohen Spike Cohen is an American business owner and politician from South Carolina. He was the running mate of Presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen in the 2020 general election. He is the co-owner of Muddied Waters Media where he hosts two Internet shows, "(((My Fellow Americans)))" and "The Muddied Waters of Freedom." Cohen dubbed himself "Spike" at a young age due to his love of the character Spike from My Little Pony.[1].
Personal Life
Spike Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 28, 1982. He lived in the Baltimore area until 1988, when he and his family moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Spike started taking odd jobs during the summer as a young teen, and realized that he would prefer to be a business owner than to work for one. In 1999, at the age of 16, he started a web design company, Spike Cohen Internet Associates Of America, which he later named to spikecohen.com, Inc. in 2000.
Political Career
2020 Vice-Presidential Campaign
Spike Cohen was initially running in the 2020 Libertarian Primaries as Vermin Supreme's Vice-Presidential running mate. Spike would receive the Vice Presidential nomination at the 2020 Libertarian National Convention.
After having Supreme on his show (((My Fellow Americans))) in September of 2019, Supreme asked Spike to join him at the South Carolina Libertarian Party Convention in November of 2019. Two weeks later, Vermin, along with his chief strategist Richard Manzo and campaign manager Desarae Lindsey, asked Spike to be Vermin's running mate.
Endorsements
- Organizations
- Elected Officials
- Debra Altman - Councilwoman, NYC Education Council D75
- Rep. Caleb Dyer - Former Representative, New Hampshire House of Representatives (District 37)
- Richard Manzo - Vice-Chair, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, Secretary of the Goffstown, NH trust fund trustees, member of the Goffstown budget committee, and public library trustee
- Party Officials
- Chase Oliver - Chair, Libertarian Party of Atlanta
- Eric Mulder - Vice-Chair, Libertarian Party of Colorado
- Steven Biggs - Vice-Chair, South Carolina Libertarian Party
- Matt Hicks - 2nd Vice-Chair, South Carolina Libertarian Party
- Shane Sweeny - Former 2nd Vice-Chair, South Carolina Libertarian Party
- Susan Hogarth - Chair, Libertarian Party of North Carolina
- Brent DeRidder - Vice-Chair, Libertarian Party of North Carolina
- Joe Garcia - Executive Committee At-Large, Libertarian Party of North Carolina
- Jennifer Luoma - Regional Director, North Idaho Libertarian Party
- Tyler Smith - Chair, Pickens County Libertarian Party (SC)
- Emily Hurtley - Interim Chair, Libertarian Party of Clark County (WA)
- Anna Moshashvilli - Endorsement Committee Chair, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
- Justin Tucker - Communications Chair, Libertarian Party of Chicago
- Dave Jones - Chair, Whiskey Region Libertarian Party (TN)
- Andrew Jewell - Secretary, Libertarian Party of Dallas County (TX)
- Darren Pollock - Chair, Libertarian Party of Guadalupe County (TX)
- Jill Galvan - Political Director, Libertarian Party of Minnesota
- Ben Boren – Vice-Chair, Libertarian Party of Michigan
- Brandon Nelson - Chair, Libertarian Party of Solano County (CA)
- Other Individuals
- Kim Ruff - Former 2020 LP Presidential Candidate
- Kryssi Wichers - Co-Host, The Kris and Jessi Show with Kryssi and Jess
- Alexander Snitker - Former Executive Director, Republican Liberty Caucus
- Vermin Supreme - 2020 LP Presidential Candidate (running mate)
- Tom Arnold - Partner, 3L Productions
- Craig Bowden - Former 2020 LP Vice-Presidential Candidate, Former 2018 UT Gubernatorial Candidate
- Connor Knox - Coordinator, Zombie Preparation and Technology Maryland Division
- Desarae Lindsey - National Chair, Libertarian Party Psychedelic Caucus
- Clayton Hunt - The Only Real Libertarian
- John Hudak - Founder, Fakertarians
- Brett Lee - Chair, Libertarian Party of Wood County (WV)
- Ryan Teeter - Vice-Chair, Cape Fear Libertarian Party (NC)
- Dulap Nelson - 2020 LNC Chair Candidate and Iguana
- Sanj Mohip - Former 2018 Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate
- Marcus Baker - Delegate, Libertarian Party of Tennessee
- Matthew McGowan – Contributor, Think Liberty
Results
| Party | Candidate/Running Mate | Electoral Votes | Percent | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Biden / Kamala Harris | 306 | 51.27% | 81,268,867 |
| Republican | Donald Trump / Mike Pence (Incumbent) | 232 | 46.82% | 74,223,755 |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen / Spike Cohen | 0 | 1.18% | 1,865,620 |
| Green | Howie Hawkins / Angela Walker | 0 | 0.25% | 404,021 |
| Various | Others | 0 | 0.4% | 626,299 |