National Green Party disavows Kucinich endorsement in N.H.
It seems that that Green Party is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
Originally published in the Concord Monitor
National Green Party disavows Kucinich endorsement in N.H.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
AP
Leaders of the Green Party of the United States are disavowing a move by party members in New Hampshire to endorse Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich in the Democratic presidential race.
New Hampshire party members held a news conference with Kucinich on Monday to back his presidential campaign. They said the endorsement would not affect the Green Party convention in June, where the party will pick its own candidate for the 2004 election.
In a news release from Washington, the national party said the half-dozen individuals responsible for the news conference are not affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. The party said New Hampshire is one of five states which do not have a functioning state Green Party.
The Green Party of the United States includes 43 accredited state Green Parties, and will hold the party's national convention in Milwaukee in June. The party is based on peace, social justice and environmental concerns.
The Green Party is small in New Hampshire, and not considered an "official" political party. To vote for Kucinich in the primary, its members who are listed as Independents need only declare as Democrats on the way in to vote, and "undeclare" on the way out. Members who are Republicans must change their party affiliation to Democrat by Oct. 31.
The national party nominated Ralph Nader as its presidential candidate in 2000. He attracted 22,000 New Hampshire votes in the general election.
State party spokesman Guy Chichester could not give an exact number of party members in the state, though he said the endorsement decision was made by six members of its state steering committee.
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