Greens win 60% of races this year

From the Green Party:

In late 2006 Brent McMillan, Political Director of GPUS did an analysis of each state’s history of fielding candidates. He used this information to set up a challenge for each state. Based on the past ability to field candidates what would a field of one thousand candidates look like on a state by state basis. You can find his results here under the heading “1000 Candidate Challenge 2008”. This is only a suggested challenge for each state to commit to running candidates to fulfill this challenge. Many states have taken up this challenge though.

On Tuesday April 1st Greens ran for office in Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Greens won 13 of the 22 races run so far this year- that is 60% success rate. There are more to come yet in this cycle. Watch GreenLine for updates.

In Massachusetts:

On March 3, Jill Stein (I) won her re-election to Town Meeting Seat in Lexington, MA

On Tuesday April 1st, Robert Crowner and Vincent O’Conner (I) won their elections for Town Meeting Seat in Amherst, MA.

In Wisconsin:

Robert Browne (I) won his re-election to Douglas County Board of Supervisors, District 2, WI.

David Conley (I) won his re-election to Douglas County Board of Supervisors, District 25, WI.

Greg David (I) won his re-election to Jefferson County Board of Supervisors. District 3, WI.

John Hardin (I) won his re-election to Barron County Board of Supervisors, District 2, WI.

John Hendrick (I) won his re-election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 6, WI.

Kathy Kienholz won her election to Polk County Board of Supervisors, District 6, WI.

Wyndham Manning won his election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 5, WI.

John Rendall (I) won his re-election to Portage County Board District 19, WI.

Kyle Richmond (I) won his re-election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 27, WI.

Barbara Vedder (I) won her re-election to Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 2, WI.

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6 Responses to “Greens win 60% of races this year”

  1. Trent Hill Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    They’re all independents…

  2. Eric Dondero Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    And thus, the massive Nanny State will grow bigger and bigger and bigger. More Greens in office means simply more Authoritarianism and less Individual Rights for the American people.

  3. Brian Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    In this case, (I) means incumbent.

  4. Brian Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    And in the second case, I’ll bite. Why?

  5. Catholic Trotskyist Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Congratulations to the greens. This success in local offices is what the greens should move more towards while they are also coming towards the Fringe Alliance Strategy. Not running useless races for House and Senate and governor, or supporting the fascist/stalinist criminal Ralph Nader. Eric, the left supports the individual rights that matter; freedom to be the person that you are in society, and preventing uselss wars. Economic liberty is worthless. Soon, the Obama Revolution will destroy all American antional sovereignty, and implement the one-world government.

  6. Catholic Trotskyist Says:
    May 1st, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Also, I hope these green candidates who won will endorse Obama soon.

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