2008 Green National Convention
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| 2008 Presidential Election | |
|---|---|
  Nominees McKinney and Clemente |
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| Convention | |
| Date(s) | July 10 -14 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | Palmer House Hilton (July 10 – 13) Symphony Center (July 14) |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential Nominee | Fmr. Rep. Cynthia McKinney (GA) |
| Vice Presidential Nominee | Rosa Clemente (NY) |
| Other Candidates | Chm. Kat Swift (TX) |
The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10-14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center.[1] This served as both the venue for the Presidential Nominating Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.
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Venues [edit]
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center on July 12th.
Presidential candidates [edit]
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Cynthia McKinney, former Georgia Congresswoman[2][3]
- Jesse Johnson of West Virginia, former Mountain Party candidate for US Senate and Governor of West Virginia
- Kent Mesplay of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee
Balloting [edit]
| Candidate | Presidential Primaries & Caucuses Apportioned Delegates1 |
National Convention Delegates' Vote2 (542 total) |
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| Cynthia McKinney | 304½ | 324 | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader3 | 147 | 85½ | |||||||||
| Kat Swift | 24 | 38½ | |||||||||
| Kent Mesplay | 29½ | 35 | |||||||||
| Jesse Johnson | 27 | 32½ | |||||||||
| Elaine Brown | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| Jared Ball4 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
| No candidate | 10 | 6½ | |||||||||
| Uncommitted | 40 | 2 | |||||||||
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| Notes: 1 "2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count". GPUS. July 3, 2008. 2 "2008 Presidential Convention Ballot Results". GPUS. July 2008. 3 Nader did not seek the Green Party nomination. His total includes 8 delegates from Illinois where Howie Hawkins stood on the ballot in his place. 4 Endorsed Cynthia McKinney. |
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Vice President [edit]
After McKinney's nomination, the convention delegates selected her stated choice of running mates Rosa Clemente for the vice-presidential nomination through a voice vote of delegates.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Venue Options - Green Party National Convention 2008 - Chicago, Illinois Archived July 11, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY - MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ Daily Greens: Green Party VP Rosa Clemente - Vote and Acceptance. Video.google.com. July 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
Video of Convention [edit]
- State Delegate voting part 1
- State Delegate voting part 2
- Cynthia McKinney Acceptance Speech
- Vote and Rosa Clemente Acceptance Speech
- David Cobb Convention Speech
- Malik Rahim Keynote Speech
- Omar López Keynote Speech
- Malik Rahim congressional candidate Louisiana
- Jesse Johnson addresses Convention Delegates
External links [edit]
- Official Convention Website
- Green Party 2008 Campaign Web Page
- Presidential Nomination Delegate Count
