Ballot Access News reports that the following candidates appear likely to succeed in collecting enough signatures to be on the ballot for Mayor of NYC on 3 November 2009.
1. Incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the Republican and Independence lines.
2. William C. Thompson, on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.
3. Steve Christopher, on the Conservative line.
4. Rev. Billy Talen, Green Party.
5. Dan Fein, Socialist Workers Party.
6. Frances Villar, Party for Socialism and Liberation.
The SWP and PSL have finished collecting signatures. The signatures are due by August 16.
Gail,
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Yari, forget it. Billionaires rule in America. Michael is in like Flynn. So you have a lot of socialists per capita(headcases) in NYC. So what? It still isn’t enough NUMBERS-heads or dollars. OK? We are locked into the duopoly. Only the Progressive Libertarian Alliance Strategy can get us out. Get Villar to endorse the Strategy. THEN something RADICAL could happen.
The Party for Socialism and Liberation collected over 14,000 signatures in 13 days with only volunteers and Frances Villar herself. I look at the list and the only platform that is really proposing a RADICAL change is the one that Frances Villar is proposing.
Billionaires MOVE OVER!
The PSL’s Frances Villar campaign has been front-page news all over the Spanish-language media this week. Haven’t seen other third party candidates with comparable coverage.
& it is a two way street. Sure the Strategy could support a particular candidate over another. But if that candidate does not support the Strategy, it is a lame relationship. How else would a Green or Libertarian voter know that a vote for the other party would be reciprocated? Better that the candidate declares support asap.
C.T., you are catching on. However in this instance neither the Green nor the Libertarian have qualified for the ballot yet. The Honor System is first come, first served. The first to get enough signatures & actually get on the ballot is the one to be supported by The Strategy. Regardless of which is more popular. & the Socialists are insignificant in the U.S. so it doesn’t matter about them. IDEALLY there should only be one Green OR one Libertarian so as to not confuse voters. But that is not necessary with the Honor System-in most cases. IDEALLY it would be better if any/all Socialists drop out. But they are persistent & it really doesn’t matter so we can just let them be.
Reverend Billy is obviously more famous than Dobrian. Therefore, Dobrian should drop out so the Progressive Libertarian Alliance strategy can be tried. The two Socialist candidates should drop out too.
Is it YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS?
Green Party, what’s the buzzz about whether you’ll loozzz again?
Where does this bad buzz come from, I wonder? We have volunteers all over the city collecting signatures, and the Green Party in NYC has put candidates on the ballot successfully many times.
Our goal is 20,000 signatures. We need to have 7,500 valid signatures to get Billy on the ballot. While it is a lot of work, and I don’t want our volunteers to become complacent, the Green Party WILL have a candidate for Mayor on the ballot this year, and that candidate will, I am proud to say, be Rev. Billy Talen.
Now, I’m off to collect more signatures for him.
This is Gail “for Rail” Parker, State Vice Chair of Virginia’s Independent Greens.
Thank you for the superior reporting here at Independent Political Report.
I am on my way to the National Green Party meeting today. Traveling by Train across Virginia and North Carolina.
My bio:
retired U.S. Air Force Officer. Mother, Grandmother. I will be attending the Green Party National meeting with my Granddaughter, who is a University student in Durham, North Carolina – so it is a special joy for me.
In 2009 I am on the ballot as an Independent Green Party candidate for House of Delegates in Virginia. Our Independent Green Party of Virginia has 27 endorsee/nominee’s on the ballot for state legislature. The Virginia House of Delegates are elected for 2 year terms. There are 100 members. Currently it includes 2 Independents.
7 House of Delegate candidates are on the ballot as Independent Green Party
3 Constitution Party
1 Green Party
16 Independents.
The Independent Greens of Virginia advocate “More Candidates, Less Apathy”. Every election should have a Green Party candidate on the ballot for every office.
“More Trains, Less Traffic” cut depedence on foreign oil, stop the stupid oil wars.
Fiscally and socially responsible.
The Independent Greens have been a local group of Green Independent Reformers since Ross Perot. Indy Greens became a state party since 2002.
The Independent Greens are affiliated with the Independence Parties of Minnesota, New York, Alaska, and Reform Party of Pennsylvannia among others.
Beyond affiliation, there are two fundamental differences between the Independent Green Party of Virginia, and the affiliate of GPUS.
1) The indy Greens operate all meetings by Roberts Rules of Order.
2) The indy Greens are inclusive. Leftist, progressive, centrist, moderate, or conservative candidates are all welcomed and supported.
Indy Greens have worked with Constitutionalists, Libertarians, and all Independents. The basic grassroots approach to to provide a positive Green alternative on the ballot.
We’ve been more and more successful each year.
This year only 29 of the 100 house of delegate seats are unopposed.
I’ve been on the ballot for
2005 House of Delegates
2006 U.S. Senate
2007 Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman
2008 U.S. Senate
2009 ELECTED one of two representatives from Virginia, and Chair of the citizens advisory committee to the Washington D.C. Council of Governments Transportation committee
2009 House of Delegates.
Finally each year Indy Greens talk to about 700,000 Virginians face to face to collect 70,000 petition signatures to get our candidates on the ballot.
Finally, in every race where a Green Party candidate has gotten on the ballot, whether local, or state – Indy Green candidates have withdrawn from that race to allow the Green Party candidate a clear field against the two larger parties.
We appreciate and applaud the work of the Green Party.
That’s why my Granddaughter and I will attend the National Green Party Meeting – I look forward to seeing you there…and updating you here on how it goes.
I will urge everyone at the Green Party meeting to get on the ballot in their home state, and lift the Green Party banner as a candidate.
Gail “for Rail” Parker
Independent Green Party State Vice Chair
candidate for Virginia House of Delegates 44th District 2009
http://www.GailParker.US
Independent Greens of Virginia
http://www.VoteJoinRun.US
Green Party National meeting starts today in North Carolina.
buzz is that the Green party NYC petition drive is in trouble…
Joseph Dobrian, Libertarian for NYC Mayor, is also well on his way to collecting enough signatures to get on the ballot.
http://dobrianformayor.com/