John Howard Buchanan is a freelance journalist, and was a fringe Republican candidate in the 2004 Presidential election.
"[6] With 836 votes, Buchanan finished in eighth in the 2004 New Hampshire primary, in which incumbent George W. Bush was not seriously contested.
The major contenders for the nomination were Ted Weill and Ralph Nader, the latter of whom was ultimately chosen.
[dead link][9] Buchanan served as editor of the Blairsville, GA Union Sentinel for 13 weeks in 2005.
Jonathan Salant, the AP reporter, said he "couldn't prove everything" Buchanan asserted, but wrote a story on what he found in the archives.