[lbo-talk] Nader inching up in the Polls

Jon Johanning jjohanning at igc.org
Wed Mar 17 09:48:21 PST 2004


On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 10:56 AM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> "The Green Party of the United States holds ballot lines in 21 states
> and D.C., affiliates in 43 states, over 300,000 registered members,
> and over 200 officials serving in elected office. The Green Party
> Presidential Nomination Convention will take place in Milwaukee,
> Wisconsin, June 23-28th" (at
> <http://www.gp.org/press/pr_12_23_03.html>). The Green Party's ballot
> lines will go to Ralph Nader at the Green Party convention, because
> Peter Camejo is now taking the lead in the Green nomination process
> (see
> <http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of-Mon-20040315/
> 005732.html>) and Camejo (probably along with several other candidates
> currently running in the Green primaries) is a "placeholder" for >
> Nader.

And may I ask another couple of questions? Is Camejo taking the lead in the Green nomination process because a majority of Green Party members want Nader to be their nominee? And why does Nader need a "placeholder"? Can't he speak for himself? (I'm asking these questions because I'm unfamiliar with the way the GP does its business.)

Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org __________________________________ Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe. -- Attr. to Alfonso the Wise, King of Castile



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