[Sosfbay-discuss] [usgp-media] Draft - GP RELEASE Greens advance on Nov. 7, prepare for 2008 national run

Wed Nov 8 12:17:50 PST 2006

Also note that in California the Greens that got the most votes in this
election (double what Todd Chretien got) are in this order:

California Insurance Commissioner:
Larry Cafiero (Grn)	208,352	3.1 %	

California State Controller:
Laura Wells (Grn)	199,705	3.1 %	

California Lt. Gov.:
Donna J. Warren (Grn)	182,424	2.7 %	

California Governor:
Peter Camejo (Grn)	154,664	2.3 %

California Treasurer:
Mehul M. Thakker (Grn)	151,498	2.3 %

California Attorney General:
Michael Sutton Wyman (Grn)	147,133	2.2 %

California Secretary of State:
Forrest Hill (Grn)	139,706	2.2 %

--- civillib at cwnet.com wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> RE: CA. Todd's vote in now 110,713 with a few precincts left. I think
> you
> can safely say "more than 111,000 votes."
> 
> Finally, the big news. A Green appears to have defeated the incumbent
> mayor
> of Richmond, CA (near SF). Gayle McLaughlin, who refused corporate
> donations, raising about $14,000, was outspent by the incumbent, who
> raised
> more than $110,000 from big contributors, the biggest of which was
> Chevron.
> Gayle first won office 2 years ago when she ran for Richmond City
> Council.
> 
> Gayle's margin is 192 votes right now with all precincts reporting.
> 
> Richmond is located a few miles from Oakland and San Francisco,
> population
> 104,000.
> 
>  
> Cres
> 
> 
> At 11:02 AM 11/8/2006 -0800, Scott McLarty wrote:
> >Hi folks
> >
> >Here's a very rough first draft.  Please look it
> >over and send edits etc. as soon as you can, so
> >we can get it out by 3:30 pm.
> >
> >We're awaiting more news from California, and we
> >also need some stuff filled in.
> >
> >Scott
> >
> >
> >*  *  *  *  *
> >
> >
> >GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
> >http://www.gp.org
> >
> >For Immediate Release:
> >Wednesday, November 8, 2006
> >
> >Contacts:
> >Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624,
> >mclarty at greens.org
> >Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805,
> >starlene at greens.org
> >
> >
> >Strong incremental advances for Greens on
> >Election Day 2006
> >
> >• Greens win ballot status in Illinois with
> >gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney's 11%,
> >overcoming prohibitive ballot access rules
> >
> >• Strong antiwar vote in favor of warhawk
> >Democrats shows a disconnect in U.S. politics;
> >only Greens offered a pro-war platform; Greens
> >warn that Democrats in Congress will do little to
> >reverse Bush foreign policy
> >
> >
> >WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party leaders called
> >the 2006 midterm election a small but important
> >step forward for the party, preparing Greens for
> >the 2008 presidential campaign.
> >
> >"The number of votes gained and the increased
> >percentages in significant races," said _______. 
> >Green candidates, competing against a wave of
> >votes cast for Democrats, received enough votes
> >to show that they have the power to determine the
> >outcome of important races.  Just as important,
> >we maintained ballot access in states where we
> >already had it, and gained a key state, Illinois,
> >thanks to Rich Whitney, who received 11% in his
> >run for Governor."
> >
> >Greens warned that antiwar voters may find
> >themselves frustrated by Democrats in Congress
> >during the next two years, especially on the war
> >front.
> >
> >"Some Green candidates running for Congress
> >probably contributed to the defeat of
> >Republicans," said _______.  "While Democratic
> >candidates offered weak criticism of Republicans
> >on issues like the war in Iraq, Green candidates
> >sharply criticized the war and other Bush
> >policies.  Ironically, outspoken Green criticism
> >may have translated into votes for Democrats
> >among voters who decided it was time to end
> >Republican rule in Congress.  Unfortunately, many
> >of the winning Democrats, like Hillary Clinton
> >[N.Y.] and Howard Berman [Calif.], support the
> >war.  They will only call for changes in military
> >strategy in Iraq, they'll support President
> >Bush's threats of an attack against Iran, and
> >they'll maintain uncritical endorsement of
> >Israel's murderous and illegal policies in regard
> >to the Palestinian people."
> >
> >
> >Thumbnail reports on Green campaigns across the
> >U.S.:
> >
> >• The presence of a 'Green' candidate for U.S.
> >Senate in Virginia is being blamed for the close
> >numbers of the Republican and Democratic
> >candidates in the race, and will probably lead to
> >a recount.  Gail Parker is a member of the
> >Independent Greens of Virginia, a conservative
> >party that is not affiliated with the Green Party
> >of the United States.
> >
> >Green Party members stressed that Ms. Parker's
> >run, as well as the role of Greens, Libertarians,
> >and independent candidates in other races across
> >the U.S., shows the need for instant runoff
> >voting (IRV), an election reform that allows
> >voters to rank their preferences, ensures that
> >the winner has the support of a majority of
> >voters, and accommodates the participation of
> >'third party' candidates.
> >
> >Greens noted that voters in Minneapolis,
> >Minnesota, Oakland and Davis in California, and
> >in Pierce County, Washington, overwhelmingly
> >endorsed a ballot measure for IRV on Tuesday. 
> >(More information: FairVote.org
> ><http://www.fairvote.org>)
> >
> >• Green candidate Rich Whitney drew 11% (325,598
> >votes) for Governor in Illinois, achieving ballot
> >status for the Green Party in preparation for the
> >2008 election.  This is the first time a national
> >third party has achieved ballot status in
> >Illinois since 1920; Illinois has difficulat
> >ballot access rules and Gov. Rod Blagojevich
> >spent $800,000 in taxpayers' money trying to keep
> >Greens off the state ballot.
> >
> >• Pat LaMarche, running on a strong universal
> >health care and clean elections platform, drew
> >just under 10% in her campaign for Governor of
> >Maine.  Ms. LaMarche competed with two Democrats
> >in the race, an incumbent and a progressive
> >Democrat who ran as an independent, as well as a
> >Republican.
> >
> >Also in Maine, the Green Independent Party won
> >two seats on Portland City Council and maintained
> >four seats on the city's School Committee,
> >according to preliminary results.  Maine Greens
> >were disappointed in the defeat of John Eder, two
> >term member of the Maine statehouse.
> >http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/local/061108portland.html
> >
> >• Green candidate Malachy McCourt, running for
> >Governor of New York, received XXX votes, missing
> >the state's requirement of 50,000 votes in a
> >presidential or gubernatorial race for ballot
> >status.  However, several other statewide
> >candidates received over 50,000 votes, and New
> >York Greens, led by senatorial candidate Howie
> >Hawkins, are calling for a legal challenge asking
> >for the state to recognize these votes as
> >qualification for Green Party ballot status in
> >2008:
> >
> >Rachel Treichler for Attorney General 57,401
> >(1.43%)
> >Julia Willebrand for Comptroller 107,714 (2.82%)
> >Howie Hawkins for U.S. Senator 51,483 (1.23%)
> >
> >• CD 1 in Colorado showing 22% for the Green
> >candidate [for U.S. House? details?]
> >
> >• DC Statehood Greens won eight Advisory
> >Neighborhood Commission races and easily kept its
> >ballot line.  The Statehood Green Party won more
> >offices than any other state Green Party, and has
> >replaced the Republican Party as Washington,
> >D.C.'s second party in terms of electoral
> >participation.
> >
> >Joyce Robinson-Paul finished second out of two,
> >receiving 14,109 votes for 14.7% in her race for
> >D.C.'s U.S. Senate seat ('Shadow Senator'). 
> >Keith Ware finished second out of three in his
> >race for U.S. Representative, beating the
> >Republican. He received 12,533 votes for 12.7%.
> >
> >• In U.S. Senate races, Todd Chretien
> >(California) drew 10,6578 votes, more than any
> >other Green senatorial candidate.  In
> >Pennsylvania's 15th District, Greta Brown drew
> >31,443 votes, the most of any Green candidate for
> >the U.S. House.  14 Greens ran for the Senate, 42
> >for the House.
> >
> >• 8.7 million voters across the U.S. voted for
> >withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and for
> >impeachment resolutions on local and state
> >ballots.  Troop withdrawal initiatives won in all
> >ten localities in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee,
> >and all 11 communities in Illinois, including
> >Chicago.  Of 139 cities and towns in
> >Massachusetts voting on the troop withdrawal
> >measures, only a handful voted nay on initiatives
> >demanding that Congress and the White House end
> >the war immediately.  In California, San
> >Francisco voters supported a local impeachment
> >measure by 59.41%. In Berkeley, a similar
> >resolution won the support of 68.56% of the
> >electorate.  Greens supported and led the
> >initiative campaigns; in April, 24 of 32
> >communities voted in support of the 'Troops Home
> >Now' resolutions that were promoted by Greens.
> >(More information:
> ><http://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org>)
> >
> >"Tuesday's vote represents more of a defeat for
> >Republicans and the Bush agenda than a victory
> >for Americans who oppose the war on Iraq," said
> >_______.  "Only the Green Party offered a real
> >antiwar platform, calling for immediate
> >withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.  The danger
> >now is that Democrats in Congress will ignore the
> >will of the American people, according to
> >numerous polls and voters' initiatives, and keep
> >U.S. troops in Iraq while only criticizing the
> >Bush Administration on strategic grounds.  A lot
> >of antiwar votes may prove to have been wasted on
> >November 7."
> >
> >
> >MORE INFORMATION
> >
> >Green Party of the United States
> >http://www.gp.org
> >1700 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 404
> >Washington, DC 20009.
> >202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
> >Fax 202-319-7193
> >
> >Green campaign listings, news, photos, and web
> >sites http://www.gp.org/2006elections
> >Database of 2006 Green candidates
> >http://www.greens.org/elections
> >Video clips of Green candidates
> >http://www.gp.org/2006elections/media.shtml
> >Green Party News Center
> >http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
> >
> >
> >~ END ~
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