[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates

[Nicole Castor]

Individuals and even clubs/ County Central Committees are much different
than the CA Dem Party endorsing a Green which is essentially what this
proposal is asking the state GP to do
On Feb 24, 2018 2:36 PM, "Thomas Leavitt" <thomleavitt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Victoria,
>
> Are you talking about individual Democrats, or officially affiliated
> Democratic Party organizations, like clubs and Central Committees?
> Individual Dems can and do endorse at will. Clubs and Central Committees
> have bylaws prohibiting it, but you'll see Dems ignore their own bylaws and
> make exceptions when they need to do so in order to remain relevant to the
> electoral process. You'll never get a Dem Central Committee endorsing a
> non-Dem, but the clubs will, if the candidate is compelling enough that
> they can run a credible campaign even without them. Especially the
> progressive clubs that see Greens as leverage against more conservative
> elements within their own party. I saw this happen at one point in Santa
> Cruz County.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas Leavitt
>
> On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 10:47 AM, Victoria Ashley <victronix01 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> >>As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse Greens
>>
>> Depends where and what races.  San Francisco had a number of Dems endorse
>> Matt Gonzalez when he ran for mayor as a Green - imagine no one endorses a
>> mayoral candidate because they cannot cross party lines, and then he wins?
>> That would be a stupid move politically!  And in Solano County many Dems
>> openly supported our Green school board candidate.  Richmond has a
>> Progressive Alliance - what is the point of any such effort if Progressives
>> cannot cross party lines to endorse?
>>
>> In some areas it probably never happens, and that’s fine, but other areas
>> are different.  We need to not try to police everyone but trust that Greens
>> can assess the various situations and make their own decisions.
>>
>> Solano County has already endorsed an NPP, a woman who has abided the ten
>> key values for many years as a Green.  We think electing her is more
>> important than a party line.  Millions of people may lead better lives if
>> she is elected, and she is not aa Democrat, takes no corporate money, etc.
>>
>> Victoria
>> Solano County
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Feb 24, 2018, at 9:16 AM, J HALL <shallow60 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse Greens
>>
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