2008 Green National Convention
2008 presidential election | |
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Nominees McKinney and Clemente | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | July 10–14, 2008 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue |
Palmer House Hilton (July 10 – 13) Symphony Center (July 14) |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Cynthia McKinney of Georgia |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Rosa Clemente of New York |
| Other candidates | Chm. Kat Swift (TX) |
 2008 U.S. Presidential Election |
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| Democratic Party |
| Republican Party |
| Minor parties |
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.
Venues
The convention was headquartered at the historic Palmer House Hilton, while the nomination event itself took place at the nearby Symphony Center on July 12.
Presidential candidates
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Withdrew
Jared Ball of Maryland, college professor and journalist -
Withdrew
Elaine Brown, former Black Panther Party chairwoman -
Jesse Johnson of West Virginia, former Mountain Party candidate for US Senate and Governor of West Virginia
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Cynthia McKinney of Georgia, former Congresswoman from Georgia's 4th district[1][2]
(Campaign • Website) -
Kent Mesplay of California, California Delegate to the Green National Committee
- ^ [1]
- ^ "STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY - MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
Balloting
| Candidate | National Convention Delegates |
Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia McKinney | 324 | 59.89% | ||
| Ralph Nader3 | 85½ | 15.80% | ||
| Kat Swift | 38½ | 7.12% | ||
| Kent Mesplay | 35 | 6.47% | ||
| Jesse Johnson | 32½ | 6.01% | ||
| Elaine Brown | 9 | 1.66% | ||
| Jared Ball4 | 8 | 1.48% | ||
| No candidate | 6½ | 1.20% | ||
| Uncommitted | 2 | 0.37% | ||
| 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. | ||||
Running mate
After McKinney's nomination, the convention delegates selected her stated choice of running mate Rosa Clemente for the vice-presidential nomination through a voice vote of delegates.[2]
References
- ↑ Venue Options - Green Party National Convention 2008 - Chicago, Illinois Archived November 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Daily Greens: Green Party VP Rosa Clemente - Vote and Acceptance. Video.google.com. July 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
Video of Convention
- 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
- Official Convention Website
- Green Party 2008 Campaign Web Page
- Presidential Nomination Delegate Count