[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 145: GPCA endorsement for Governor

[james clark]

One major concern is that this process would take power out of the voters
hands to decide which candidate best represents their values. It seems to
much the DNC and their delegates picking who people get to vote for. Not to
mention at several candidates already have their names on the ballot.

On Feb 15, 2018 11:14 AM, "Victoria Ashley" <victronix01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since the vote doesn't start until late March, that would give some time
> to send out a list of all the GP candidates on the Inform List.
>
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 8:20 AM, John-Marc Chandonia <jmc at sfgreens.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 10:25:47PM -0800, james clark wrote:
>> > I feel it is not in the best interests of the party to follow through
>> with
>> > this ill timed endorsement process. If we were to perform such a
>> process it
>> > should have been done prior to candidates reaching their ballot access
>> > goals. To do so at this juncture will only create animosity and
>> division,
>> > and will not effect candidates placement on the ballot.
>>
>> Don't they have until March 9 to raise funds for the ballot?  If
>> that's the case, we should know by the time the SGA votes who is in
>> and who is out.  I agree that we should not make an endorsement before
>> then, because we haven't had any process for informing Greens about
>> all the Green candidates running.
>>
>> JMC
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