[GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discussion On Items ID 144, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152 & 155: Endorsing Non-Green Candidates For Statewide Office

[Steve Breedlove]

Vic said it best. Bob, nice addendum.

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 3:24 PM Victoria Ashley <victronix01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> More reasons to support Gayle  . . . From an email:
>
> *Single-payer Medicare-for-All foes are taking no chances on the Lt.
> Governor race in California, and they’ve found wealthy candidate to be
> their vehicle for opposing health care reform.*
>
> *On Thursday, wealthy Sacramento developer Angelo Tsakopoulos donated
> $2,020,000 to a super PAC for his daughter, Eleni Kounalakis, who is
> running for Lt. Governor. The super PAC is sponsored by the California
> Medical Association, which opposed the California universal health care
> bill, SB 562, saying it “would dismantle the healthcare marketplace and
> destabilize California’s economy.”*
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 26, 2018, at 9:35 AM, timeka drew <timekadrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Question: Would this mean that the Green Party could officially endorse
> candidates who are registered other than Green, even when there is a
> registered Green running against them? While I agree with the premise that
> good people should be endorsed, I worry that elevating non-Greens over
> those willing to commit to the party may make us more likable by
> non-Greens, but could weaken Green interest in running. Grassroots Green
> candidates may feel intimidated that they won’t get the endorsement over
> more seasoned “good” Democrats or others who may not take corporate funding
> as an individual candidate, but work within, get benefits from & support a
> machine that does. How would this non-corporate sponsored eligibility for
> endorsement be determined?
>
> “As it stands, people who want to “throw their hat in the ring” and yet
> who have no track record with the Green Party or allied organizations are
> able to register Green and use our ballot line, and get an automatic
> advantage in the endorsement process, even though they may not be the best
> candidate.”
>
> On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:11 PM, Eric Brooks <brookse32 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> As it stands, people who want to “throw their hat in the ring” and yet who
> have no track record with the Green Party or allied organizations are able
> to register Green and use our ballot line, and get an automatic advantage
> in the endorsement process, even though they may not be the best candidate.
>
>
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