<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>I agree with Steve <font size="2">Breedlove. If we can get a socialist elected to a position that there is no Green running for, why shouldn't we? And likewise, these parties could endorse Greens if they don't have an opposing candidate. If we have no Green in the race, there is no loss. If we do, there is no loss, only a potential gain in votes if there is no P&F or whatever party.</font><br>
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From: Steve Breedlove <srbreedlove@gmail.com><br>
To: GPCA Discussion List for SGA Votes <gpca-votes@sfgreens.org><br>
Sent: Mon, Mar 26, 2018 3:00 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discussion On Items ID 144, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152 & 155: Endorsing Non-Green Candidates For Statewide Office<br>
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<div dir="auto">Linda and Jane. The idea is to form alliances. Greens have an image problem and I know a lot of movers and shakers who are choosing independent or Socialist Alternative or other. The idea is that to break the two party dictatorship we have to form alliances. It is a great symbolic act to endorse a P&F etc. I would rather endorse a qualified candidate in another left party than some of the candidate that run as Greens, whether based on actual policy or on perception of viability.
<div dir="auto">I think the concern that people won't run green is unfounded. People already don't wanna run green which is why many progressive candidates are running Dem with support of more moderate progressive groups like justice dems abd Our Rev and brand new congress.</div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_quote">On Mar 26, 2018 2:12 PM, "Jane Jarlsberg" <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:jjarlsberg@gmail.com">jjarlsberg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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able to articulate my thoughts for me!! peace, Jane Jarlsberg</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 10:58 PM, Linda Piera-Avila <span dir="ltr"><<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:lindap_a@verizon.net">lindap_a@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">If a candidate is supportive of our values and doesn’t take corporate donations, that candidate should run as a Green! We will dilute the incentive we have to offer potential recruits if 155 passes. It’s hard enough to vet people who ARE in the Green Party before endorsing them, this will make it even harder if they are not even in our party and this could leave us open to those who would co-opt our ballot line either for their own selfish purposes or worse, to discredit the Green Party. We are a small party - we need to retain our sense as a distinct political party and not give away the store and possibly lose ourselves in the process.
<div>Linda Piera-Avila</div>
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<div>PS No one asked me to write this. I am very concerned about this proposal on my own! </div>
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On Mar 25, 2018, at 3:11 PM, Eric Brooks <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:brookse32@hotmail.com">brookse32@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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In response to Michael Feinstein’s previous emails stating the opinion that items 144, 146, 148, 150, 151, and 152 are not correctly on our SGA ballot, Michael’s statements are incorrect.<br>
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Because Item 155 (see below) would enable us to endorse non-Green candidates for statewide office, as long as they do not take corporate donations and are supportive to the Green Party’s values and platform, items 144 through 152 all are properly on our SGA
ballot and votes for those candidates will be counted if item 155 passes.<br>
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I hope this clears up any confusion.<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:gpca-votes@sfgreens.org">gpca-votes@sfgreens.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GPCA-SGA-Votes] Discuss ID 155: Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Ranked Choice Vote <b>Endorsement Policy Amendment: GPCA Endorsements for General Election Candidates</b><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Ranked Choice Vote Administrators: Victoria Ashley, Brian Good, Laura Wells, Eric Brooks, Mike Goldbeck<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Discussion 02/12/2018 - 03/25/2018<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">The Green Party of California is currently prohibited from endorsing candidates who have good Green values and who take no corporate money: the GPCA needs visibility, in a positive way, and putting our name on endorsement lists of good
candidates is one way to get the Green Party name in the public eye. The GPCA wants to help voters vote for good candidates, even in races where we have no candidate. For instance, the Peace and Freedom Party can and does endorse Green Party candidates in
state and federal races, but the GPCA is prohibited from endorsing Peace and Freedom candidates. The GPCA currently cannot endorse candidates with No Party Preference or any other voter registration, even when we have no candidate running in the race. The
GPCA cannot help voters differentiate between good candidates who are aligned with Green values and take no corporate money and bad candidates (who may speak well) from the two-party system. The current endorsement policy is confusing: county parties are
not prohibited from endorsing candidates who are not Green, but the state party is; in addition, it precludes a possible endorsement even in the face of grassroots interest. The current endorsement policy was promulgated in the pre-Top-Two era, and, if left
unreformed, will further hobble party-building efforts in California.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Changing the endorsement policy would advance the party’s attempts to implement Proportional Representation so that we can have a multi-party system and not a two-party system. By expanding our endorsement options, we will demonstrate that
we will work in coalitions and will endorse candidates who have green values, but who choose other political party affiliations. 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. Moreover, given that there are many public perceptions over which Greens have very
little control, such as being marginalized or cast as “spoilers” or “third-party” candidates who “can’t win,” the endorsement area is one we can control. We can avoid marginalizing ourselves as people who are only interested in the label “Green Party,” not
the green values that we share with millions of ordinary folks in the nation and certainly in California. <u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Furthermore, it is common advice in social media, for example (and even in life), that if you want likes, followers and friends, you’ve got to like, follow and friend others, as long as you stay true to your values. We need to reciprocate
and be proactive, not sit back and wait for everyone to switch to “team Green Party,” while we display an unwelcoming attitude. People want a new party, but our current restrictive endorsement procedures make us look as if we do not want to be an “umbrella
party” or “big tent” for all people who are aligned with our values and stances. It looks like we want to remain a small, exclusive “third” party with a narrow “sectarian” view of how change happens.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Accordingly, we recommend the following changes to the GPCA Endorsement Policy.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">That the current GPCA Endorsement Policy be amended as follows:<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">That the policy be amended from its current text:<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">GPCA CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT POLICY FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS (approved by the GPCA General Assembly, June 25, 2006, 43-6-2)<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">2. The GPCA shall not make any endorsements of General Election candidates who are not Green Party members.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">2. The GPCA shall not make endorsements of candidates who accept corporate campaign contributions or who belong to any political party that accepts corporate campaign contributions.<u></u><u></u></div>
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