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

[Eric Brooks]

The Dems cannot stack our primaries now because there are no party primaries. In the Top Two system the Dems can already vote for Green candidates. They are not barred from doing so.

The Dems were not able to stack our primaries before because we did not have Top Two and we had closed primaries.

We need to eliminate Top Two and return to closed primaries.

Eric B

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Eric:

So the Dems are not doing that now? We are convenient scapegoats.

If only Greens vote for Green candidates we will always be small  - we need to take more risks than just say Greens can only vote for Greens.


....Shane Que Hee, Feb 25 2018

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At 07:13 PM 2/24/2018, Eric Brooks wrote:

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If we had an open primary the DNC would just manipulate it to make sure our candidates would never make the top two.

Eric Brooks
SF, CA
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Victoria:

I think the only way we have a chance under Top
Two is to allow open primaries for our Green
Party candidates to allow us to compete with those Dem internal divisions.

  If we don't allow dissident Dems who are
NOTA  in thir own Dem Party to vote for our
candidates we will always remain small and just a
pressure group and scapegoat on their left.

Only the Top Two irrespective of party go to the Nov election remember.


;;;;;Shane Que Hee,  Feb 24 2018
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At 10:47 AM 2/24/2018, Victoria Ashley 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<mailto:shallow60 at sbcglobal.net>>
> wrote: > > As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse
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