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

Wed Nov 8 12:50:13 PST 2006

Here's the Secretary of State web site where you can find all this:

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/

And here's Carol's results:

Candidate	Votes	Percent
* 	Anna G. Eshoo (Dem)	112,597	70.7 %	
 	Rob Smith (Rep)	39,245	24.7 %	
 	Carol Brouillet (Grn)	3,662	2.2 %	
 	Brian Holtz (Lib)	3,813	2.4 %	

* = Incumbent
http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/1400.htm

--- JamBoi <jamboi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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 ~

___________________

JamBoi
Jammy The Sacred Cow Slayer

"Live humbly, laugh often and love unconditionally" (anon)
http://dailyJam.blogspot.com

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