Feb 04 2008
Presidential race goes green
Five Green Party presidential candidates, including every voter’s favorite presidential election ruin-er Ralph Nader and former Democratic party congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, will be trying to be the candidate to siphon undecided votes in November by getting on the the ballot in the California Green Party’s primary on “Super Tuesday” Feb. 5.
A party spokesperson today said it is the most competitive race for President in the history of the Green Party. Somewhere in the world John McCain is giving out high-fives.
Almost one-third of the Green Party delegate will be determinedon February 5 between Illinois, Massachusetts, Arkansas and California–the most significant of the Green primaries.
California has 168 of the 836 delegates (over 20%) that will nominate the Green Party nominee on July 13 in Chicago makes California pretty critical to both Nader and McKinney in securing the Green Party nomination.”
Also crowding joining the race are:
Jesse Johnson, a filmmaker and 2006 Senate and 2004 gubernatorial candidate for the West Virginia Mountain Party.
Kent Mesplay, a biomedical engineer who sought the Green Party presidential nomination in 2004.
Kat Swift, the Texas State Party Co-chair, progressive activist and newspaper credit manager.
They look like a colorful bunch. And according to California Green Party spokeswoman Susan King these candidates will provide a much needed “real choice” at the polls. You know, because there have been so few candidates throwing their hat in the ring this year.
This promises to be the most competitive presidential primary on record for the Green Party of California. And it comes at a time in our state and nation’s history when voters need a real choice at the polls, and an opportunity to elect a President who will make a difference by ending the war in Iraq now, protecting our planet now and providing universal, single-payer health care for all.”
All very unique ideas that NO candidate currently in the presidential race has mentioned yet… Time will tell if “going green” will pollute the democratic effort later.