About the Elder Party
We are not a new party. We are the oldest. And we are ready.
Our Founding
The Elder Party was founded recently, though its roots extend considerably further back — much further. The party emerged from a coalition of coastal civic organizations, academic institutions, and community groups who shared a common conviction: that American politics had grown too small. Too human. Too limited by the narrow assumptions of terrestrial governance.
The founding convention took place in Arkham, Massachusetts, in the basement of the Miskatonic University Faculty Club. Forty-seven delegates attended. By the end of the evening, there were forty-seven more. No one could account for the additional delegates, but all were duly registered and all voted in favor of the party's charter. The vote was unanimous. It is always unanimous.
Cthulhu R'lyeh accepted the party's nomination for president by acclamation. The acceptance speech was delivered in R'lyehian and lasted approximately eleven minutes by clock time, though several delegates insist it went on for much longer. A translation was attempted but abandoned when the translator reported that “English doesn't have enough dimensions for this.” The gist, as understood by those present, was: “I have waited. You have waited. The waiting is over.”
The founding convention, Miskatonic University Faculty Club. Date uncertain. Photographer unknown. Camera recovered undamaged.
Our Mission
The Elder Party exists to restore to American governance the cosmic perspective it has lacked since the nation's founding. The framers of the Constitution, brilliant as they were, drafted a document limited to three spatial dimensions and a single timeline. We intend to build on their work.
Our mission is simple: elect Cthulhu R'lyeh to the presidency, implement a platform that addresses the needs of all Americans — surface-dwelling and otherwise — and usher in an era of governance that transcends the petty divisions of mortal politics. Party over party. Nation over nation. Something much larger over everything.
Our Values
Patience
Our candidate has waited eons for this moment. That kind of patience is rare in politics and rarer still in leadership. When we say we take the long view, we mean it in a way that geologists would find impressive.
Unity
The Elder Party does not divide Americans into red and blue. We see one nation, bound together by forces older than partisan politics — forces that connect every citizen to something vast and inescapable. That is unity.
Inevitability
Other parties ask for your vote. We appreciate your vote, but we want to be transparent: the Elder Party's vision for America will come to pass regardless. Your participation simply determines whether you are part of the awakening or merely present for it.
Meet the Team
The Elder Party is led by individuals — and entities — of extraordinary dedication. Learn more about the people guiding the awakening.