[GNC] What is the GRP goal for the convention and campaign?

[Jim Henderson]

Hello.

Understanding that this e-list was created to coordinate the logistics 
about going to Milwaukee, I thought I would ask an ancillary question 
to the Massachusetts delegation.

Obviously, different delegates are supporting different candidates, 
which is how the process is supposed to work.  I would like to think, 
however, that we, as a delegation, will seek what is best not only for 
GPUS, but also for the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party.  Knowing what 
our collective goal is will, I believe, help us as we work our way 
through the convention and will allow us to speak with a common voice, 
not necessarily as to who the Presidential candidate will be, but 
rather as to what our long- and short-term goals are here in 
Massachusetts.

So, I ask you, what do you hope to get out of the convention and the 
subsequent campaign from the perspective as a member of the GRP?

Personally, in light of the fact I am Rich Zitola's campaign treasurer, 
it is my hope that GPUS will nominate a candidate that will best allow 
our party to grow and that will give our legislative candidates the 
best chance of winning.  I certainly would like to have a presidential 
candidate who will stand up to Bush and Kerry where and when 
appropriate, but I truly believe that the success of GPUS in the 
long-run depends on the growth and maturity of the party at the local 
and state level.  That growth and maturity will come, again in my 
opinion, from having voices in the Massachusetts legislature who can 
speak to the Ten Key Values and who stand against political "business 
as usual" in this state.

I look forward to hearing your comments, either here online or in 
person.

Thanks.

Jim Henderson