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Green Party flexing electoral muscle
Mpls (red/green)Star Tribune ^
| 4/21/02
| Dane Smith and Rochelle Olson
Posted on 04/21/2002 9:27:06 AM PDT by Valin
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:36:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Enthused by their capture of official major-party status through Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential showing, the Minnesota Green Party is on a mission to eclipse Gov. Jesse Ventura's Independence Party (IP) as the dominant "third party" in the state.
Political experts and leaders of other parties say it could do just that, and inflict serious collateral damage on the DFL Party along the way.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
TOPICS: Minnesota; Parties; State and Local
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posted on
04/21/2002 9:27:06 AM PDT
by
Valin
To: Valin
I am always intrigued by those who support the 'green party' many of whom are very rich (big in the Santa Barbara CA area). It seems to come as a shock when they find out that the 'green party' platform calls for the total elimination of private property.
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posted on
04/21/2002 12:46:41 PM PDT
by
roylene
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: Valin
A Green candidate in the senate race could be enough to cost Wellstone his seat........what a nice thought
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posted on
04/22/2002 11:22:35 AM PDT
by
ken5050
To: Valin
The Green Party has some influence in my neck of the woods. They have two seats on the Modesto City council and there are a lot of them in the Stanislaus County Taxpayers Association.
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