[Northampton-GP] One Month Before the Convention, The Choice Apparently Narrows to Cobb and Nader.

[Jim Bosman]

GPUS Press Release:

http://www.gp.org/press/pr_05_27_04.html

One Month Before the Convention, The Choice Apparently
Narrows to Cobb and Nader. 
Thursday, May 27, 2004

Contacts:
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator, 207-326-4576,
nallen at acadia.net
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
mclarty at greens.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Less than a month before 'FORWARD
2004!', the Green National Convention in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, the Green presidential primaries have
apparently narrowed the choice to nominating David
Cobb and endorsing Ralph Nader. 

Mr. Cobb currently leads the count among all
candidates seeking the nomination, with 158 of 835
possible Green delegates.  However, with many
delegates allocated to other candidates who have
declared support for Ralph Nader and many other
delegates uncommitted, endorsement of Mr. Nader
remains a possibility.

The Green presidential nominee will appear on existing
Green ballot lines in 23 states, and is expected to
win ballot access in another dozen states.

"The national Green campaign is more than just a
question of obtaining and maintaining ballot lines,"
said Nan Garrett, Georgia Green delegate to the Green
Party of the United States.  "It's also a matter of
millions of potential Green citizens looking forward
to the decision of grass-roots Greens, voting as
delegates at the convention, and expressing what they
want for a change and not just what they don't want." 

Unless a majority rally unexpectedly behind a third
option, Green delegates will probably face a choice
between running a homegrown Green candidate and
backing the independent candidacy of an important
historic figure.  David Cobb, a Green Party activist
and native of Texas, has earned much of his support by
visiting over 40 states in arguing for the need to run
a Green presidential candidate in 2004.  Running a
high-profile independent campaign, consumer advocate
Ralph Nader is championed by many Greens as the
strongest voice of opposition to the political
establishment.

Greens delegates will make their decision on Saturday,
June 26 at the convention.  Nomination and endorsement
both require majority votes of the delegates attending
the convention.  Voting on the party's nomination will
take place first; should no nominee receive a majority
vote, a vote on endorsement may occur. 

"The other conventions are just reality TV.  This will
be the only convention this year that means anything,"
said Ben Manski, co-chair of the Green Party of the
United States. 

The Green National Convention is expected to draw
several thousand participants.  The convention will
take place June 23-28, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the
same city that launched multiple progressive
Republican, Socialist, and Progressive Party
presidential campaigns.  The convention will feature a
march against the war, several concerts, a mass rally,
panels and workshops, as well as the adoption of the
2004 Party Platform. 

MORE INFORMATION

The Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org
1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20009.
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193

FORWARD 2004! Green National Convention &
Presidential Candidates
http://www.gp.org/convention/process.html
Media credentialing for the convention
http://www.gp.org/forms/media/

Presidential Nomination Rules (as adopted)
http://green.gpus.org/vote/displayproposal.php?proposalId=82

Proposed Vice-Presidential Nomination Rules
http://green.gpus.org/vote/displayproposal.php?proposalId=88

Proposed Presidential Endorsement Rules
http://green.gpus.org/vote/displayproposal.php?proposalId=90



	
		
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