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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi, John: <br>
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Regarding the Greens contacting Peace & Freedom people:
I think the Green and Peace & Freedom parties should
collaborate to develop a joint list of candidates for offices so
we never compete head to head. <br>
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<br>
Jim Doyle got a list of all the registered voters in Santa
Clara County last May 30. The party preference categories with
over 1,000 in that list were as follows: <br>
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<tt> * Democrat 341,611</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * No party preference 212,636 </tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * Republican 174,102</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * American Independent 15,151</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * Green 4,112</tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * Libertarian 4,057 </tt><tt><br>
</tt><tt> * Peace & Freedom 1,800 <br>
</tt><br>
There were 21 other parties, 4 of which had only 1 registered
voter each. The Communist Party had 2. There were NONE with PSL
/ Party for Socialism and Liberation. <br>
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The platforms of the Green and Peace & Freedom parties
are closer to each other than to any of the other top 7 parties in
Santa Clara county, I think. We need to find a way to agree to
disagree agreeably on points where we differ and collaborate
effectively on issues of common concern. <br>
<br>
<br>
Best Wishes, <br>
Spencer <br>
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On 1/26/2013 9:29 PM, Drew wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">John no you misunderstood me. I am talking about the march i was at on Monday for MLK day in SF. I go most years and and whenever there's been a march ANSWER is there hijacking media and people's attention with their signs and aggressive surveys and proselytization. I've seen it firsthand for years now. But they never are honest and come out and Isay they are really the PSL in disguise and not a "coalition" at all.
BTW MoveOn is a front group for the Democrats. I do not appreciate them either for the same reason.
Front groups are not uncommon, but since they deceitfully conceal their affiliation that approach is unacceptable to me unless there were no other way (such as in a totalitarian regime). Deceit as a tactic is not okay with me and therefore I do not think the Green Party should do any activities enabling ANSWER. They will just hijacking our work. No thanks.
And I never said anything about PSL vs ANSWER -- I said they ARE ANSWER.
Green is GO!
Drew
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Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
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