A Green's Dilemma

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Monday October 09, 2006 · 5:59 AM PDT

2006/10/09 · 05:59

There is a quote in today's excellent Baltimore Sun story on the Kevin Zeese Senate campaign in Maryland.

"I support the views of the Green Party," says Kerr, an associate academic dean at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacology. "But I think it's real important for the Democrats to take control of Congress."

Ah, there it is again. Few hope Democrats take control of Congress like the Greens. The Green Party will always do better and grow when Democrats are in power, disappointing all of their followers. Read More

Wellstone & Sanders

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 4:35 AM PDT

2006/10/02 · 04:35

After getting my nose bloodied up pretty good on Sunday I guess I will try again. It's funny, we all agree that President Bush seeing the world in black & white and missing nuances has been a disaster for this nation. And yet, here we are among his biggest critics, and they can only see the world in blue & red.

For some of you it does not matter what I write. I'm a Green, therefore I must be given a troll rating and chased away as soon as possible. Better yet if it comes after lots of shouting and belittling.

But some seemed willing to engage and not crucify and asked some good questions. For those interested in nuance, I am happy to answer them. Specifically, why did the Greens run candidates against Paul Wellstone in 2002, and why are they running one against Bernie Sanders this year. Read More

Greens running for Congress

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Sunday October 01, 2006 · 10:00 AM PDT

2006/10/01 · 10:00

While Democrats are celebrating their ability to deny a ballot spot to a Green Party candidate in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, there are still plenty of other Greens who are on the ballot and may have some impact on national races.

Pennyslvania Democrats once again challenged the legitmacy of a third-party candidate's signatures to deny Carl Romanelli a ballot line, limiting the voters to only two choices. Democrats claim that Romanelli's petition drive was fueled by Republican backers of U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. A judge ruled last week that Romanelli's campaign was 8,931 short of the valid total of 67,070 needed for a third party candidate to make the ballot. Romanelli still hopes to make the ballot, appealing the decision because of the very high threshold needed for third party candidates.

All Democrats or Republicans need are 1,000 to 2,000 votes in their primary election to be placed on the ballot in Pennsylvania. Democrats in Pennsylvania used the same tactic in 2004 to keep Ralph Nader off the ballot. Read More

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