[Platform] Fwd: New Mexico

[Merelice]

(Forward to Need-to-know if of interest.)

Hi Bill,

Not sure I understand your question, especially your use of the term
"votes." But here are some points that might be relevant.

Assuming the GRP offers Nader the convention delegates he earned in
the GRP presidential primary, he could either decide to use them to
seek the Green Party nomination (pretty unlikely from the sounds of
things) or he could release them. The primary was the only time that
public "votes" are involved.

Whoever wins the nomination at the Green Party's national nominating
convention in July (by winning over enough delegates) will then become
the Green Party's presidential candidate in the November general
presidential election.

Should anyone (including Nader) wish to run as an independent
candidate in November, they will need to follow each state's
requirements (generally collecting sigs) for running in that capacity
-- as Nader is now doing in New Mexico. In other words, he has his
work cut out for him. The GRP primary votes have no bearing on an
independent candidacy. Nader apparently thinks he has a stronger field
operation for getting on state ballots than the Green Party can offer
-- and stronger than he had in 2004 when he did not make it on the
Mass. ballot.

Merelice

On 3/10/08, BillCunningham <etwee at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Speaking of money down the drain, if Nader as a non-party candidate gets enough votes to qualify for state ballot lines, who gets to exercise that option?
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