Green Party of the United States Responds to Ralph Nader's Decision Not to Seek the Green Party Nomination
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 29, 2008
3:37 PM
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CONTACT: Green Party of the United States
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
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Greens Respond to Ralph Nader's Decision Not to Seek the Green Party Nomination
Party leaders wish Mr. Nader well in his campaign, affirm that the Green Party will choose nominees at the Green National Convention in Chicago, July 10-13
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WASHINGTON, DC - February 29 - Green Party leaders expressed their disappointment in Ralph Nader's decision, announced on Thursday, not to seek the 2008 Green presidential nomination.
"A lot of Greens have supported Mr. Nader and wanted him to win the party's nomination. There has been an active effort by many Green leaders to 'draft' Mr. Nader as a Green candidate, and his success in recent Green primaries demonstrates that he remains a very popular figure within the Green Party. There is widespread disappointment among Greens that he chose to go a different route," said Phil Huckelberry, co-chair of the Green Party of the United States.
Four candidates are seeking the Green nomination, which will be decided at the Green Party's National Convention in Chicago, July 10-13. Jesse Johnson, Cynthia McKinney, Kent Mesplay, and Kat Swift are touring the US and meeting Greens and other voters.
"The Green Party intends to run a ticket of Green nominees, and we're working hard to get their names on the ballot lines of every state and the District of Columbia. We look forward to party unity behind our nominees. We wish Ralph Nader and [running mate] Matt Gonzalez well in their independent campaign," said Clifford Thornton, also a co-chair of the Green Party.
Currently, 21 state Green Parties hold ballot access within their respective states, and Greens anticipate adding Arizona to the list soon. Five state Green Parties have participated in primaries; other Green Parties are measuring preference for presidential candidates through caucuses and statewide meetings.
Mr. Nader ran as the Green nominee in 1996 and 2000. In 2004, David Cobb won the Green nomination, while Mr. Nader ran as an independent.
The Green Party has opened a web page featuring videos of Green presidential candidates and debates .
List of Green presidential candidates and their campaign web sites:
• Jesse Johnson http://www.jesse08.org
• Cynthia McKinney http://www.runcynthiarun.org
• Kent Mesplay http://www.mesplay.org
• Kat Swift http://www.voteswift.org
MORE INFORMATION
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Video of Green presidential candidates http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/presidential-videos.php
• Green candidate database for 2007 and other campaign information: http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections
• 2008 Green National Convention: Live Green, Vote Green http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/index.shtml
• Media credentialing http://www.gp.org/committees/media/kit.shtml
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