Comments on: National Green Party Helps Arizona Green Party with Ballot Access http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:06:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Gaines http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/comment-page-1/#comment-235185 David Gaines Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:37:23 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/#comment-235185 Furthermore, there isn't really even a national Green Party, per se. The Green Party of the United States is a confederation of state Green parties. Also, two of the Green Party's key values are decentralization and grassroots democracy, which means the GP is comparatively weak at the national level by design. It is, theoretically, a bottom-up organization and decisionmaking is generally done at the local level whenever possible. This makes national-level strategizing challenging, to put it politely. :) Furthermore, there isn’t really even a national Green Party, per se. The Green Party of the United States is a confederation of state Green parties. Also, two of the Green Party’s key values are decentralization and grassroots democracy, which means the GP is comparatively weak at the national level by design. It is, theoretically, a bottom-up organization and decisionmaking is generally done at the local level whenever possible. This makes national-level strategizing challenging, to put it politely. :)

]]> By: Michael http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/comment-page-1/#comment-234957 Michael Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:40:49 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/#comment-234957 Following up Eddy's comment, which is true I'm sure, the Libertarian Party has a 10 or 15 year head start on the Green Party, having formed in 1971, as opposed to the Greens, who began in the 1980's and did not have one national organization, GPUS, until after the 2000 election. Before then there were 2 organizations, GPUSA, and ASGP, or the Association of State Green Parties. So while we may not have had the success of LP, we are making strides in that direction. I feel we have a great chance to grow the party behind the candidacy of Cynthia McKinney, who I hope will get the nomination. Following up Eddy’s comment, which is true I’m sure, the Libertarian Party has a 10 or 15 year head start on the Green Party, having formed in 1971, as opposed to the Greens, who began in the 1980’s and did not have one national organization, GPUS, until after the 2000 election. Before then there were 2 organizations, GPUSA, and ASGP, or the Association of State Green Parties. So while we may not have had the success of LP, we are making strides in that direction.

I feel we have a great chance to grow the party behind the candidacy of Cynthia McKinney, who I hope will get the nomination.

]]> By: Eddy http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/comment-page-1/#comment-234229 Eddy Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:49:44 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/11/national-green-party-helps-arizona-green-party-with-ballot-access/#comment-234229 I suspect that the Libertarian Party also has a lot more money available to run signature drives to get candidates on the ballot. I suspect that the Libertarian Party also has a lot more money available to run signature drives to get candidates on the ballot.

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