Newman writes:
> > marginal, spoiler
> > Green parties that can wield no power but make them feel good
> > with their righteous no-compromise no-success purity.
"marginal": of five races we entered in New Haven, we elected two with substantial majorities, lost by 15 votes in another ward, got 42% in the fourth and 33% in the other
"spoiler": there was no serious Republican opposition in any of these wards.
"no power": we are now the minority party in city government, with a seat on all aldermanic committees and city commissions
"no success": Greens have won more than half of the races we have entered since Nov. 2000.
"no-compromise": correct. we haven't sold out. See
http://www.newmassmedia.com/nac.phtml?code=new&db=nac_fea&ref=18241
and from last week:
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=17822
and from today:
http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=17995
And that's just the beginning. -- John Halle Green Party Alderman Ward 9, New Haven, CT