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

[Thomas Leavitt]

We have the option of permitting only unaffiliated voters to participate,
but I agree about closed primaries in this case.

Thomas Leavitt

On Feb 27, 2018 3:54 PM, "Eric Brooks" <brookse32 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> *From:* gpca-votes [mailto:gpca-votes-bounces at sfgreens.org] *On Behalf Of
> *shane que hee
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 25, 2018 11:53 PM
> *To:* GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes at sfgreens.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy
> Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates
>
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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.
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> Eric Brooks
> SF, CA
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> *From:* gpca-votes <gpca-votes-bounces at sfgreens.org> on behalf of shane
> que hee <squehee at ucla.edu>
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 24, 2018 4:44:27 PM
> *To:* GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes
> *Subject:* Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy
> Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates
>
> 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>
> > wrote: > > As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse
> > Greens -- gpca-votes mailing list
> > gpca-votes at sfgreens.org
> > https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes
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