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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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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> gpca-votes <gpca-votes-bounces@sfgreens.org> on behalf of shane que hee <squehee@ucla.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 24, 2018 4:44:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Victoria:<br>
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I think the only way we have a chance under Top <br>
Two is to allow open primaries for our Green <br>
Party candidates to allow us to compete with those Dem internal divisions.<br>
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If we don't allow dissident Dems who are <br>
NOTA in thir own Dem Party to vote for our <br>
candidates we will always remain small and just a <br>
pressure group and scapegoat on their left.<br>
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Only the Top Two irrespective of party go to the Nov election remember.<br>
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;;;;;Shane Que Hee, Feb 24 2018<br>
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At 10:47 AM 2/24/2018, Victoria Ashley wrote:<br>
> >>As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse Greens <br>
> Depends where and what races. San Francisco <br>
> had a number of Dems endorse Matt Gonzalez when <br>
> he ran for mayor as a Green - imagine no one <br>
> endorses a mayoral candidate because they <br>
> cannot cross party lines, and then he wins? <br>
> That would be a stupid move politically! And <br>
> in Solano County many Dems openly supported our <br>
> Green school board candidate. Richmond has a <br>
> Progressive Alliance - what is the point of any <br>
> such effort if Progressives cannot cross party <br>
> lines to endorse? In some areas it probably <br>
> never happens, and that’s fine, but other <br>
> areas are different. We need to not try to <br>
> police everyone but trust that Greens can <br>
> assess the various situations and make their <br>
> own decisions. Solano County has already <br>
> endorsed an NPP, a woman who has abided the ten <br>
> key values for many years as a Green. We think <br>
> electing her is more important than a party <br>
> line. Millions of people may lead better lives <br>
> if she is elected, and she is not aa Democrat, <br>
> takes no corporate money, etc. Victoria Solano <br>
> County Sent from my iPad > On Feb 24, 2018, at <br>
> 9:16 AM, J HALL <shallow60@sbcglobal.net> <br>
> wrote: > > As far as I know, DEMS don't endorse <br>
> Greens -- gpca-votes mailing list <br>
> gpca-votes@sfgreens.org <br>
> <a href="https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes">https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpca-votes</a><br>
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