[Sosfbay-discuss] Cobb Recommends Greens Run Woman for Presidential in 2008

[JamBoi]

Going back into the archives for an article by my friend and fellow
Electoral Justice activist, 'Autorank'... Cobb has some interesting
input on what kind of candidate he thought we should run in 2008:
namely A woman!    Drew

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0510/S00004.htm

Cobb Will Not Run for 2008 Presidential Nomination
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:46 am
Passing the Torch:
Cobb Will Not Run for Green Party 2008 Presidential Nomination

Exclusive Announcement to "Scoop" at National Summit to Save Our
Elections.
Report By DU & PI Poster autorank

On special assignment for "Scoop" at the conference

Portland, Oregon, USA: David Cobb, 2004 Green Party Presidential
Candidate announced that he would not seek the 2008 Green Party
Nomination. Speaking exclusively to Scoop's conference correspondent,
Cobb said: "I think that the Green Party should run a woman for
president in 2008. Under the right circumstances, I'd be happy to be
the Vice Presidential candidate of the right Green woman because the
Greens take gender equality seriously."

This is a major announcement given Cobb's prominent role in the Green
party. Cobb's leadership role has resulted in significant increases in
Green Party membership, candidates, and "ballot" positions throughout
the country. The Greens also made history in 2004 by aligning with the
Libertarian Party to challenge the outcome of the 2004 Ohio
Presidential Election.

David Cobb Denounces Partisan Manipulation of Ohio Election at hearing.

Cobb played a major role at the Summit to Save Our Elections. As
keynote speaker, he outlined a comprehensive program to bring much
broader participation the political system and fundamentally expand the
democratic options of Americans. He strongly defended his decision to
challenge 2004 Ohio, arguing that Kerry had abdicated his duty as the
winning candidate. Cobb also engaged in "retail" dialog with numerous
individuals at the meeting.

Cobb is currently working on model local initiatives for his new home,
Eureka, CA. He's forwarding local ordinance that would limit
contributions for local elections to firms and individuals within the
locality. A large national retailer recently contributed hundreds of
thousands of dollars in a local election. This type of outside
influence, Cobb argues, is offensive to the notion of local rule.

Cobb said that he will continue the litigation in Ohio. Many
interviewed at the Summit see Cobb as a hero of the voting rights and
election integrity movement. Some even cite Cobb's challenge in Ohio as
the spark that ignited the growing election integrity movement. One
attendee said, "With out Cobb, we'd have no means to challenge one of
the greatest political crimes in American history."

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