2004 Green National Convention

FORWARD 2004!:The Green National Convention was held at the Hyatt Regency and the Midwest Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 23-28, 2004. This event witnessed a split in the party and the running of two candidates in the General election.

Round 1 of Presidential nomination voting

770 delegates voting; majority = 386 votes [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/T04/Gr-Nom.phtml]
*David Cobb: 308
*Peter Camejo: 119.0
*Ralph Nader: 117.5
*No Nominee: 74.5
*Lorna Salzman: 40.0
* [None of the above: 35.5
*Kent Mesplay: 24.0
*JoAnne Bier-Beemon: 14.0
*Carol A. Miller: 9.5
*Dennis Kucinich: 9.0
*Uncommitted: 6.5
*Paul Glover: 5.5
*Dr. Jonathan Farley: 3
*Sheila Bilyeu: 2
*Eugene Debs: 1

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 [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/T04/Gr-Nom.phtml]
*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%)

Vice Presidential candidate

The party also nominated Pat LaMarche as its candidate for vice-president.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeDLmQTzkdo Green Party 2004 Convention - David Cobb acceptance speech]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-dTekTA7s Green Party 2004 Convention - Pat LaMarche acceptance speech]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE8Qwqio6H4 Green Party 2004 Convention - Matt Gonzalez, SF Supervisor]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sPOcb2Mlek Green Party 2004 Convention - Jason West, Scott McClarty]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOcyWuTc4B0 Green Party 2004 Convention - Efia Nwangaza for U.S. Senate]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eogibcdug18 Green Party 2004 Convention - Wisconsin Greens]