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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:12:58
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To: Kendra Gonzales <earthworks_works@yahoo.com>, GPCA Cocos
<gpca-cocos@cagreens.org>, Green Party Strategy Jan 2011
<strategyplan@cagreens.org><br>
From: shane que hee <squehee@ucla.edu><br>
Subject: Re: [gpca-cocos] DEADLINE Sunday 5th [StrategyPlan]<br><br>
Kendra:<br><br>
To keep everything together here are Jim' Stauffer's questions:<br><br>
Given the current recession and its detrimental effect on fundraising,
should<br>
we adopt a “survival plan” until recovery is tangible (e.g. unemployment
below<br>
8%)? How would this affect all goals and strategies?<br><br>
<br>
What are realistic voter registration goals? What attracts people to a
small<br>
party? What caused the Green registration decline of the past six years,
can<br>
it be reversed?<br><br>
<br>
Given that we have less than 1% of registered voters, what are
realistic<br>
electoral strategies for a party of our size? How do we
recruit/develop<br>
electable candidates for non-partisan offices? Do we continue attempts
in<br>
partisan races? Does Prop 14 provide any potential to us? Should we make
a<br>
real, concerted effort to promote ranked-choice voting (i.e. Instant
Runoff<br>
Voting and proportional representation)?<br><br>
<br>
The GPCA’s decentralized structure and consensus-seeking decision process
is<br>
an experiment that we’ve carried on for 20 years. Is it working well
enough?<br>
Is there a good balance of responsibilities between the state party and
the<br>
county parties? Should we examine giving more authority over internal
business<br>
to the state party? Is continuing to rely solely on volunteer labor a
viable<br>
plan for growth?<br><br>
<br>
What factors have created viable, stable Locals? What factors have
caused<br>
Locals to deteriorate? What resources do Locals need from the state
party?<br>
What resources does the state party need from Locals?<br><br>
<br>
Putting the two sets together results in the following consensus question
list for GPCA:<br><br>
1. Given the current recession and its detrimental effect on fundraising,
should GPCA and its locals adopt a “survival plan” until recovery is
tangible (e.g. unemployment below 8%)? How would this affect all goals
and strategies?<br><br>
2. What are realistic voter registration goals? What attracts
people to a small party? What caused the California Green registration
decline of the past six years, can it be reversed? Was the 2010
election new registrations of about 1,000 too unambitious?<br><br>
3. Given that we have less than 1% of registered voters, what are
realistic electoral strategies for a party of our size? Do we continue
attempts in partisan races or focus on non-partisan races?<br>
If there is to be focus on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus on
MOST"winnable seats"? What funding and effort split is
desirable?<br><br>
4. How do we recruit/develop electable candidates for non-partisan
offices? <br><br>
5. How do we recruit electable candidates for state-wide
offices?<br><br>
6. Does Prop 14 provide any potential to us? Should
GPCA continue to be part of the lawsuit against Prop 14? Do we
raise funds for the lawsuit? <br><br>
7. Should we make a real, concerted effort to promote
ranked-choice voting (i.e. Instant Runoff Voting and proportional
representation)?<br><br>
8. Should GPCA consider closer ties with the Progressive
Caucus of the California Democratic Party? How would this
work at the level of the locals?<br><br>
9. The GPCA’s decentralized structure and consensus-seeking
decision process is an experiment that we’ve carried on for 20 years. Is
it working well enough? Is there a good balance of responsibilities
between the state party and the<br>
county parties? Should we examine giving more authority over internal
business to the state party? Is continuing to rely solely on volunteer
labor a viable plan for growth?<br><br>
10. What kind of representation do Counties/regions/locals
want in GPCA? How should the current system be changed for the better?
<br><br>
11. What factors have created viable, stable Locals? What
factors have caused Locals to deteriorate? <br><br>
12. What resources do Locals need from the state party? What
resources does the state party need from Locals? What specific
services/mutual agreements do Counties/regions/locals want from
GPCA? How should the current system be changed?<br><br>
13. Should in-person General Assemblies be scrapped? If
yes, what should replace them? Are the alternatives
cost-effective?<br><br>
<br>
.....Shane Que Hee, Dec 5 2010<br><br>
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At 12:26 PM 12/4/2010, Kendra Gonzales wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hello Co-Cos!<br>
<br>
As per our last call, we need to put forward sample Strategy suggestions
/ questions so that the CC can review. I've been invited to their
conference call Monday night to go over the Strategy Proposal. <br>
<br>
I'll be considering my top "3" and posting that tonight or
tomorrow. <br>
<br>
My thinking is to have at least 10 - no more than 20?. We don't want to
overwhelm the locals....keep it simple but cover all the bases. Shane has
already contributed 10 (thank you Shane), so please review those
(below) so we don't duplicate. <br>
<br>
Additionally, Marnie Glickman just sent a Strategy Plan to the Finance
Cmte, which I'm assuming is from her specifically and/or that local...I
will forward it for review. <br>
<br>
Let us PLEASE post all of these items to the Strategy Listserve - if you
have not already, please subscribe, link is just below. <br>
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Shane's Strategy Questions: <br><br>
<font face="Tahoma" size=2><b>Subject:</b> [StrategyPlan] My sample
questions in Post to the Strategy Listserve/\Co-Cos List<br>
<b>From:</b> shane que hee
<a href="mailto:squehee@ucla.edu">squehee@ucla.edu</a><br>
</font>*1. Should GPCA focus on local"NON-PARTISAN"
elections?<br>
><br>
*2. If focus to be on State-wide office, then should GPCA focus on
MOST<br>
> "winnable seats"? WHAT FUNDING AND EFFORT SPLIT IS
DESIRABLE?<br>
><br>
*3. Due to the passage of Prop 14, what should our strategy be
relating<br>
> to the Primary BEGINNING 2014?<br><br>
*4. SHOULD GPCA CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE LAWSUIT AGAINST PROP
14? WILL WE RAISE<br>
> FUNDS FOR IT?<br>
><br>
*5.SHOULD GPCA FOLD? Delete?<br>
><br>
*6. SHOULD GPCA CONTINUE TO BE A MEMBER OF GPUS? Delete?<br>
><br>
*7. SHOULD GPCA HAVE CLOSER TIES WITH THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY?<br><br>
*8. WHAT KIND OF REPRESENTATION DO COUNTIES/REGIONS/LOCALS WANT IN
GPCA?<br>
><br>
*9. WHAT SERVICES/MUTUAL AGREEMENTS WOULD COUNTIES/REGIONS/LOCALS WANT
FROM GPCA?<br><br>
....Shane Que Hee, Nov 28 2010<br><br>
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