2008 Green National Convention Explained

Year:2008
Party:Green
Image Size2:90px
Date:July 10–14, 2008
Venue:Palmer House Hilton (July 10, 11 and 13)
Symphony Center (July 12)
City:Chicago, Illinois
Presidential Nominee:Cynthia McKinney of Georgia
Vice Presidential Nominee:Rosa Clemente of New York
Othercandidates:Chm. Kat Swift (TX)
Previous Year:2004
Next Year:2012

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 National 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.[2]

Theme

The theme of the convention was, "Live Green, Vote Green".[2]

Events

July 10

Main Events
Additional Events

July 11

Main events
Other Events

July 12

Main events

July 13

Main events
Other events

Speakers

Notable speakers included:

Presidential nomination

The presidential nomination took place July 12 at Chicago's Symphony Center.[2]

Candidates

See main article: article.

Balloting

CandidateGreen National Convention
Presidential roll call vote
Percentage
Cynthia McKinney 324 59.89%
Ralph Nader3 85½ 15.80%
38½ 7.12%
35 6.47%
32½ 6.01%
9 1.66%
Jared Ball4 8 1.48%
No candidate 1.20%
Uncommitted 2 0.37%
Total 541 100%
Notes:
1 News: 2008 Green Party Presidential Nomination Delegate Count . July 3, 2008 . .
2 News: 2008 Presidential Convention Ballot Results . 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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Ralph Naderdata-sort-type="number" Kat Swiftdata-sort-type="number" Kent Mesplaydata-sort-type="number" Jesse Johnsondata-sort-type="number" Elaine Browndata-sort-type="number" Jared Balldata-sort-type="number"Other
60011000
40110011
Black Caucus20000000
2352321410
30220500
101000000
60000000
131100010
112210000
70100000
53000000
258060050
6.5001.50000
30211001
Lavender Caucus40000000
51000000
15010.51.5000
60334000
133131000
174111000
110000001
40220000
50102000
10010000
80000000
61011001
28.52.5023000
50012000
31001001
90001000
1020.512002.5
50001000
10100000
50111000
101001000
20000000
23101001
100110000
20006000
191120001
Women's Caucus20200000
Total delegates32485.538.53532.5988.5

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.[8]

References

Video of Convention

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.greenconvention2008.com/venues.shtml Venue Options - Green Party National Convention 2008 - Chicago, Illinois
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190805002702/https://gpus.org/other/press/pr-national.php?ID=60 . August 5, 2019 . dead. Green Party LogoInformation for media covering the Green Party's 2008 National Nominating Convention in Chicago, July 10-13 . . May 14, 2008 . gpus.org . Green Party of the United States . February 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20111029072350/http://www.gwu.edu/%7Eaction/2008/chrnconv08/greenconv071008.html . October 29, 2011 . dead . Green Party 2008 National Convention . . 2008 . www.gwu.edu . George Washington University . April 8, 2017.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151013212250/https://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/chrnconv08/greenworkshops.html . October 13, 2015 . dead . Green Party 2008 National Convention . . 2008 . www.gwu.edu . George Washington University . April 8, 2017.
  5. Web site: GP Convention – candidate forum . Hardy . Ronald . July 11, 2008 . www.greenpartywatch.com . Green Party Watch . February 28, 2017.
  6. Web site: Green Party Presidential Convention C-SPAN.org . www.c-span.org . C-SPAN . 22 May 2021 . en-us.
  7. Web site: 2008 Green National Convention: Live Green, Vote Green . . 2008 . www.usmlo.org . U.S. Marxist-Leninist Organizarion . February 25, 2017.
  8. Daily Greens: Green Party VP Rosa Clemente - Vote and Acceptance . Video.google.com . July 12, 2008 . 2008-10-25.