{news} GP RELEASE Greens seek more ballot lines after McKinney-Clemente nomination in Chicago

Thu Jul 17 20:48:55 EDT 2008

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From: "Scott McLarty"
To: natlcomaffairs at green.gpus.org
Subject: [usgp-dx] GP RELEASE Greens seek more ballot lines after
McKinney-Clemente nomination in Chicago
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:36:23 +0000

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org

For Immediate Release:
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614,
mclarty at greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene at gp.org

Greens, after the nomination of the McKinney-Clemente ticket at the
Chicago convention, begin aggressive ballot access effort

• Links to speeches by presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney and VP
nominee Rosa Clemente below

• McKinney 'Power to the People' campaign site, with media contact
information: http://www.runcynthiarun.org
Clemente site: http://www.rosaclemente.com
Extensive information, media coverage, blogging on the convention
on the Green Party's home page http://www.gp.org

WASHINGTON, DC -- Green leaders, after the party's successful
national convention last weekend in Chicago, have turned their
attention towards placing nominees Cynthia McKinney and Rosa
Clemente on the ballot in every state.

Greens are also organizing efforts to demand that Ms. McKinney be
allowed to participate in the presidential debates beginning in
September.

To contact Ms. McKinney and Ms. Clemente for interviews and other
media requests, visit the campaign web site:
http://www.runcynthiarun.org

"We have 22 state ballot lines, and are aiming to have Cynthia
McKinney and Rosa Clemente on as many ballot lines as possible on
Election Day," said Cliff Thornton, co-chair of the Green Party of
the United States. "Greens in states with secure ballot lines are
assisting other states with petition circulating, organizing, and
fundraising."

Cynthia McKinney, a former Democrat who served six terms in the US
House and has since converted to Green, competed with Jesse
Johnson, Kent Mesplay, and Kat Swift for the presidential
nomination. Ms. McKinney won with 324 votes out of 542 cast by
delegates after one round of voting in the Chicago Symphony Center,
the convention site, on Saturday, July 12
(http://www.gp.org/2008-elections/2008-Presidential-Ballots_1.htm).

Jesse Johnson will continue to participate in the 2008 election --
as the Mountain Party's nominee for Governor of West Virginia
(http://www.jesse4wvgov.org). The Mountain Party is the West
Virginia affiliate of the Green Party of the United States.

Green Party leaders noted that unprecedented radio, video, and
Internet coverage made it possible for viewers and listeners to
follow the unfolding of the Chicago convention and the nomination.

"We thank the Illinois Green Party, Cook County Greens in
particular, and the people of Chicago for hosting the convention,"
said Jill Bussiere, who was elected co-chair of the Green Party
during the Chicago convention. "We're especially grateful to the
convention organizers, with Lynne Serpe of New York and Ruth Weill
of Milwaukee at the top of the list."

The Green Party's home page (http://www.gp.org) displays links to
information, media coverage, and blogging on the convention.

Links to convention speeches and press conferences:

• Pre-nomination speeches by Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente,
July 12 (choice of low, medium, HD viewing)
http://exposureroom.com/members/cseeman.aspx/assets/e257ce0e6da7472c9df4e5f9532d2a6e/
YouTube version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzXB98dp9xM

• Ms. Clemente's nomination speech, July 12, shot by MoonSunProductions
http://exposureroom.com/members/cseeman.aspx/assets/2d6fee03b7c841b2bc94d8e114966b64/

• Ms. McKinney's nomination speech, July 12, shot by MoonSunProductions
http://exposureroom.com/members/cseeman.aspx/assets/49f535df8477457c9c9423b3b3237128/
The first few minutes are missing from this clip, but can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N14HYcopWEU (recorded by C-SPAN)

• Press conference with Ms. McKinney and Ms. Clemente after the
nomination, July 12
http://exposureroom.com/members/cseeman.aspx/assets/6dd27d9142484bc598a3860cc610d0d0/

• Extensive C-SPAN footage of the convention, including nominees'
complete speeches
rtsp://video1.c-span.org/archive/c08/c08_071208_greens.rm
(Linked also on the Green Party's home page, http://www.gp.org)

MORE INFORMATION

Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191, 866-41GREEN
Fax 202-319-7193
• Green candidate database for 2008 and other campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• Green Party News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Green Party Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Green Party ballot access page http://www.gp.org/2008-elections

2008 Green National Convention, July 10-13 in Chicago, Illinois
http://www.greenparty2008.org

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