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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">What your comment makes clear is that next election we should hold this SGA primary much sooner.<br>
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Our fundamental reality is that if we can focus on getting out the vote for only one Green in each race we will get more votes for that race. There is no mechanism that allows us to legally claim that we got 2% of the vote because two candidates got 1% each.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> gpca-votes [mailto:gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Leavitt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 16, 2018 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 145: GPCA endorsement for Governor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm abstaining, but I'll point out that we're not going to have one candidate, we're going to have however many appear on the ballot. Further, whatever decision we make here will be functionally irrelevant to upwards of 95% of the voters
casting a ballot for one of our candidates (or any of them), as they'll never hear about it. The "resources" that the state party can provide to any endorsed candidate are almost non-existent. City Council candidates in my town regularly raise upwards of $20,000
on an individual basis; that exceeds what I believe was our entire budget for the state last year, approaches our entire "aspirational" / Plan A budget for this year (based on what I recall seeing), and certainly exceeds whatever financial support we can provide
to a candidate. It's unlikely that we'll even be able to afford anything as basic as sending a postcard listing our endorsements to every registered Green in the state; even if we could somehow manage that, said voters would still only amount to a small percentage
of the total vote for our candidates. Along those lines, even spreading our endorsements via email and social media will still only reach a tiny percentage of even the registered Greens, let alone the vast mass of Democrats, No Party Preference voters, and
others who might be inclined to vote for our candidates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Again, if we have candidates running for multiple statewide offices, any one of them could serve to get us over the 2% threshold. Historically, up and down the ballot, we've often run well above that, and it seems to me that we'd have an
argument for having exceeded the threshold even if we had two candidates running on our party line, each of whom only gained about 1% of the vote, for any such office...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If all that happens is that the endorsement process mirrors internal divisions otherwise present in our party, what exactly does it accomplish? Do we really want to effectively delegitimize particular candidates seeking to run for office
within our party, and use the "spoiler" argument against our own candidates?!? When we had primaries, decisions about who should run were left up to registered Greens voting in our primary, except in extreme cases. Then we coalesced (generally) around whoever
the voters picked, and moved on. It seems to me that the more folks running, and the broader the representation and point of view they provide, the BETTER OFF the party is, as that will draw MORE voters to us, and in turn, for races where we have less or only
one candidate, lead to more votes for those folks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It might be argued that having a single candidate makes it easier to talk to the press about "our party's candidate", but isn't it a signal of strength that we could have multiple candidates running statewide campaigns? The Democrats aren't
concerned about splitting their votes, why should we be? I just don't see what purpose this process serves; folks supporting an unendorsed candidate aren't going to quit doing so based on how the SGA votes, and all it is going to do is provoke a meta discussion
about the process at the local level, and lead to rumors about power plays and backroom deals, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thomas Leavitt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:51 AM, Anthony Krzywicki <<a href="mailto:chefkrzywicki@gmail.com" target="_blank">chefkrzywicki@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In it to win it is the point of getting 2% then, right? Doesn’t having one candidate give us a better opportunity to get that 2% ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:22 AM Nicole Castor <<a href="mailto:nmcastorsilva@gmail.com" target="_blank">nmcastorsilva@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Anthony & Others,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I agree that this process should have been started at least six months ago. At this point, candidates and their teams have already done the work to get on the ballot and it is likely there will be more than one Green candidate for the offices of SOS & Governor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If we're not in it to win it, what is the point? There is a point, actually. We will benefit from having any of the statewide candidates reaching 2%, thus securing ballot access. In addition, Green Party benefits by campaigning our platform, Key Values and
the type of electoral reforms which are necessary to empower alternate parties. I do not feel it is useful to delude ourselves into thinking that we are in fact "in it to win it," because until these reforms are accomplished, we are severely disadvantaged
in realistically competing to win. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I also do not feel it is useful to put so much weight on pandering to so-called "berniecrats," as it dilutes our values in specific ways which compromises what the party actually stands for. Of course such pandering has its merit in reaching registration
goals, but for a race like this, we should be careful in pretending we share more in common with that core than we really do.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>There has to be a party which stands firmly against war, firmly supports environmental protections, among other issues and Sanders does not reflect these values in his actions. There are already "progressive" democrats who will woo voters with compromised
ideals and so rather than GP moving to the right, we stand firm, campaign and demonstrate our values to a growing population of individuals who agree, and keep our stances so that we may secure a place for them when they realize the duopoly does not serve
their interests and that these voters no longer wish to compromise their values.
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<p>I will vote against the SGA proposal to endorse candidates at this point because it was brought in too late, serves little purpose and is proposed without a strategy which delegates could examine and decide upon.
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<p>-Nicole Castor<br>
GP Sacramento County<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another major concern is breaking up our parties voting base. We need to all get behind someone and that someone hopefully will reach out and get votes from independents, progressives and possibly bernicrats. Otherwise were not in itvto
win it, so then whats the point? We have a such a small percentage of green voters to make a win, why should we split that? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also i beliwve that this process should be started 6 months ago, so we could already be backing a unified candidate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 9:41 PM james clark <<a href="mailto:faygodrinkit@gmail.com" target="_blank">faygodrinkit@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One major concern is that this process would take power out of the voters hands to decide which candidate best represents their values. It seems to much the DNC and their delegates picking who people get to vote for. Not to mention at several
candidates already have their names on the ballot.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 15, 2018 11:14 AM, "Victoria Ashley" <<a href="mailto:victronix01@gmail.com" target="_blank">victronix01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since the vote doesn't start until late March, that would give some time to send out a list of all the GP candidates on the Inform List.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 8:20 AM, John-Marc Chandonia <<a href="mailto:jmc@sfgreens.org" target="_blank">jmc@sfgreens.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 10:25:47PM -0800, james clark wrote:<br>
> I feel it is not in the best interests of the party to follow through with<br>
> this ill timed endorsement process. If we were to perform such a process it<br>
> should have been done prior to candidates reaching their ballot access<br>
> goals. To do so at this juncture will only create animosity and division,<br>
> and will not effect candidates placement on the ballot.<br>
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Don't they have until March 9 to raise funds for the ballot? If<br>
that's the case, we should know by the time the SGA votes who is in<br>
and who is out. I agree that we should not make an endorsement before<br>
then, because we haven't had any process for informing Greens about<br>
all the Green candidates running.<br>
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