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

[Erik]

Read the proposal people:

To read as follow:

GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR ELECTIONS

2. The GPCA shall not make endorsements of candidates who accept corporate
campaign contributions or who belong to any political party that accepts
corporate campaign contributions.

This clearly states we cannot endorse CORPORATE PARTIES. No DEMs, REPs,
LIBs or America Independents.

This slams the door closed on Candidates running in Corporate Parties.

It also opens the door to collaboration and solidarity with socialist
parties and corporate free independents.

The Green Party is the electoral vehicle for change. Specifically our Green
New Deal’s Platform on Proportional Representation(Multi-Party System) we
need every socialist to join or at least work with our party.

This is our opportunity to practice what we preach about inclusivity.

Vote yes.



On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 2:45 PM Nicole Castor <nmcastorsilva at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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