The Green Party is holding a national meeting in Reading, Pennsylvania, the weekend of July 13-15. Ten candidates seeking the party’s presidential nomination spoke, although neither Elaine Browne nor Cynthia McKinney did so. Two of the candidates, Michael Jingozian and Daniel Imperato, are also seeking the Libertarian nomination. For an article about the session in the Reading newspaper, see here.
I was at the Green Party of Canada’s national convention in Ottawa, Ontario in ’06 and it was a very productive and enjoyable time.
Here’s wishing the US Greens success in the coming years!
Why on earth would someone seek the Green Party nomination AND the Libertarian Party nomination simultaneously? Putting the logistics aside, how does someone doing that reconcile the 180-degree difference between Green and Libertarian economics?