2004 Green National Convention

US Green Party election January 2025 2004 Green 2004 Green National Convention logo.png 200px File:David_Cobb_Oval_Portrait.png Nominees(Cobb & LaMarche) Me becky john katahdin street (cropped).jpg June 23–28, 2004 Hyatt Regency Milwaukee and Midwest Express Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin David Cobb Texas Pat LaMarche Maine 2008 2000 The 2004 Green National Convention was held at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee and the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 23–28, 2004 to nominate the Green Party's candidates for president and vice president. Ralph Nader, the Green Party nominee for president in 2000, did not seek the nomination of the Green Party, but instead sought the endorsement of his independent candidacy by the party. An endorsement of Nader's campaign would have allowed for each state party affiliated with the national Green Party to choose their own candidate.http://fair.org/media-beat-column/nader-and-the-green-party8217s-presidential-choice-for-2004/ Nader And The Green Party's Presidential Choice For 2004 Solomon Norman June 3, 2004 Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting 29 August 2015 On the opening day of the convention, Nader's running mate and former Green Party nominee for governor of California Peter Camejo debated David Cobb of Texas, who was seeking the Green Party's nomination against the Nader candidacy.http://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/23/to_nader_or_not_to_nader To Nader or Not to Nader?: A Green Party Debate Goodman Amy June 23, 2004 Democracy Now! 29 August 2015 In that interview, Camejo called on the Green National Convention to endorse both Nader and David Cobb and allow individual parties to choose which candidate to put on their primary ballot. Cobb criticized the Nader-Camejo ticket for not seeking the Green Party's nomination and running independently of the party. Round 1 of presidential nomination voting The voting at the national convention was complicated by the broad support for Ralph Nader, the 2000 nominee, in spite of his not seeking nor expressing interest in accepting the Green nomination in 2004. Several candidates, most notably Peter Camejo, presented themselves in various states as stand-ins for Nader. Many Nader supporters voted "no nominee" in order to free the convention and state parties to endorse Nader's independent candidacy. At the time of the convention, Nader had already been endorsed by the Reform Party of the United States of America.https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2004/06/grco-j26.html On eve of Milwaukee convention: Green Party divided over Nader campaign Martin Patrick June 28, 2004 World Socialist Web Site 29 August 2015 770 delegates voting; majority = 386 votes + 2000 Green National Convention presidential nomination: Round 1 Candidate Total votes cast (770) Percent of votes cast David Cobb 308 40.0% Peter Camejo 119 15.5% Ralph Nader 117.5 15.3% No Nominee 74.5 9.7% Lorna Salzman 40 5.2% None of the above 35.5 4.6% Kent Mesplay 24 3.1% JoAnne Bier-Beemon 14 1.8% Carol A. Miller 9.5 1.2% Dennis Kucinich 9 1.1% Uncommitted 6.5 0.9% Paul Glover 5.5 0.7% Dr. Jonathan Farley 6 0.8% Eugene Debs 1 0.1% Total 770 100% Round 2 of presidential nomination voting According to the Green papers website, Peter Camejo, Carol Miller, Ralph Nader, and Lorna Salzman were eliminated because they did not indicate, in writing, that they would accept the nomination as the Green Party candidate for president. 770 delegates voting; majority = 386 votes + 2004 Green National Convention presidential nomination: Round 2 Candidate Total votes cast (770) Percent of votes cast David Cobb 408 53.0% No Nominee 308 40.0% Kent Mesplay 43 5.6% JoAnne Bier-Beemon 8 1.0% Abstain 3 0.4% Total 770 100% Vice-presidential candidate The party also nominated former gubernatorial candidate Pat LaMarche of Maine as its candidate for vice president. See also Green National Convention Other parties' presidential nominating conventions of 2004: Libertarian Democratic Republican References Green Category:Green Party of the United States National Conventions Category:2004 in Wisconsin Category:2000s in Milwaukee Category:United States presidential nominating conventions in Milwaukee Green National Convention