Looking back on who I voted for when I lived in America, I probably
voted for Green Party candidates more than any other both in local California
elections and in presidential elections when Ralph Nader was the Green’s
candidate.
2016 presents a unique
opportunity for the Green Party. Hillary
Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee would drive away independents
and nonaligned progressives even more than Al Gore in 2000.
As of right now, the frontrunner for the
Green Party presidential nomination is Dr Jill Stein who was also the 2012 presidential
nominee. Nothing against her politically
or ideologically but to take advantage of this opportunity the Green Party need
a more forceful candidate. Stein is a weak
public speaker, like a local candidate (school board or county supervisor
maybe) rather than a presidential one.
Here’s my suggestion – The Green Party should
recruit former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold as their candidate (although he
may run again to reclaim the senate seat he lost in 2010). Feingold’s record on income equality issues
is equal to Warren, Sanders etc. and he is better than both of them on foreign
policy and surveillance state issues (Only US Senator to vote against the
Patriot Act). He was a leader on campaign
finance reform during his time in the senate (McCain/Feingold). He would have to adjust a few of his beliefs
but I think it’s doable.
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