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It is easy for a neophyte to get caught by surprise on this one.

Green/Rainbow candidates must have been an un-enrolled voter (meaning not a registered Democrat, Replican, or Libertarian) for at least the 90 days before the deadline for submitting nomination papers (that deadline is the last Tuesday of May, for state representative or state senator).  Hence, it’s desirable to have become unenrolled, if the candidate is presently a Democrat or Republican, by mid-February. Earlier is better.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth describes the standards that apply to “non-party” candidates. The Green/Rainbow party is a “designation” and not a party, under present law and regulations. Here are the details: How to Run as a Non-Party Candidate

And in comprehensive PDF form: A Candidate’s Guide to the 2006 State Election (Secretary of the Commonwealth. January 2006.)

Continue reading Plan ahead: Candidates: Important to become Unenrolled voter 90 days before nomination deadline.

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Quoting from Peter Vickery’s December 15 2009 post on the Mass Greens blog, describing the growth of the formerly tiny Liberal Democratic Party in the United Kingdom.

It Could Happen Here

“How did the they do it? Partly by luck, of course, like so much else in politics. But also as a result of planning and foresight: by campaigning around issues their grassroots supporters were passionate about about, from the apparently mundane to the almost esoteric; by building up their base in diverse communities, from blighted inner cities to middle-class suburbs and far-flung Scottish islands; by targeting their resources on winnable seats; by forging electoral non-compete agreements with allied parties; and, above all, by taking the long view.”

Continue reading How to grow a grass roots party? From the bottom up. Local and statehouse candidates needed
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(and now that we know that Blackwater is operating in Pakistan, it’s a pretty safe bet he doesn’t care about Pakistani, Afghani, or Iraqi people either)

As times goes by, it sounds more and more like the US government’s response to the crisis in Haiti suffers from the same cold-hearted ignorance, arrogance, and ineptitude that defined its response to Katrina. Kanye West’s famous “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” line during a fundraising telethon seems sadly apropos to our new “post-racial” President.

Read this synopsis by Slate’s Ben Ehrenreich if you can stomach it.

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Now, Paul Krugman still feels the House Bill is better than nothing–I know that not everyone agrees. But still, more evidence of The Flood of Dissatisfaction on Krugman’s NYT Blog. Glad to hear him say that ““I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his supporters believed in.”

Avalanche.

Continue reading Et Tu, Paul? Krugman on Obama and Healthcare: “He’s Not the One We’ve Been Waiting For”

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Now, Paul Krugman still feels the House Bill is better than nothing–I know that not everyone agrees. But still, more evidence of The Flood of Dissatisfaction on Krugman’s NYT Blog. Glad to hear him say, ““But I have to say, I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his supporters believed in.”

Continue reading Et Tu, Paul? Krugman on Obama & Healthcare–“He Wasn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For”

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Springfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.  

ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis.     ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.

Who: Alliance to Develop Power / ADP

What: Press Conference

Where: ADP Headquarters, 130 Union Street, Springfield, MA

When: Friday, January 22nd, 2010, 12 noon to 12:30pm

Continue reading Time to Follow Thru on Your “Big Tent” Promises Senator Elect Brown
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Springfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.  

ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis.     ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.

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Springfield == The Alliance to Develop Power (ADP) is the first community organization in the state to call upon United States Senator-Elect Scott Brown to follow up on his promise of creating a “big tent” by working collaboratively with those that are hurting the most in the economic crisis — especially low-income people and the unemployed, African-Americans, immigrants, and those living in distressed communities.  

ADP members are calling upon Senator-Elect Brown to stand up for all families in Massachusetts by supporting Just and Humane Immigration Reform that includes a path to citizenship, an Emergency Public Jobs program to help rebuild Massachusetts’ battered economy by creating living wage jobs, and enacting stricter banking regulations to ensure that the needs of people are put before the bankers that caused this crisis.     ADP is the first grassroots organization to move beyond partisan politics by calling on Senator-Elect Brown to support a comprehensive package that will create a just and equitable economy that works for all families.

Continue reading Alliance to Develop Power “Big Tent” Press Conference, January 22nd, 2010

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The following is a press release from the Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, 21 January 2010

GREEN-RAINBOW PARTY:BROWN VICTORY REFLECTS NEW POWER OF BREAK-AWAY PROGRESSIVES,NOT A REPUBLICAN SURGE

With the surprise victory of Scott Brown over Martha Coakley in Tuesday’s special Senate election, the conventional wisdom regarding the dominance of the Democratic Party in Obama-era Massachusetts has been shattered.  But in the scramble to understand what the voters said on Tuesday a fundamental lesson is being missed. This was a revolt of progressives against a hijacked Democratic Party – not a sudden conversion of Ted Kennedy supporters to Republican ranks.  

Continue reading GRP: “Brown Victory Represents New Power of Break-Away Progressives, Not a Republican Surge”