[candidate-development] [Platform] Fwd: New Mexico

[Merelice]

John,

What happened in 2000 is as much Nader's fault as the Party's. Despite
the fact that the Green Party organized to turn out 10,000 people in
one week for his rally and collected the sigs he needed to get on the
ballot, Nader didn't share any of his data with us (volunteers,
contributors, etc.) thus making it difficult to build the party on his
success at getting us ballot status.

In 2004, the party did not commit to a full-blown 50-state campaign as
Nader wanted, but to the best of my knowledge neither had Nader done
anything in the interim four years to build the party.

Merelice



On 3/11/08, John Walsh <john.walsh at umassmed.edu> wrote:
>  Wherever possible Nader/Gonzalez will seek a ballot line NOT as individuals
> but as a new party - name undecided.  That is my understanding.
> That party can then work to put folks on the ballot in the next campaign.  I
> think that the better GP parties (I include MA and CA) will in one way or
> other make an alliance or join with this new political entity.  Ralph does
> not want to use his last hurrah just to run a campaign.  It is to be part of
> a new movement just as was 2000 but unfortunately the GPUS was hijacked and
> remains so.  Sad.
> john walsh
>