Apparently inspired by certain Democrats voting against the health insurance reform, the Service Employees International Union – a union representing over 2 million workers – is surprisingly planning to work against Democrats this election season.
Perhaps the strongest challenge to Democrats, if not the Democratic establishment itself, will be in North Carolina. The national SEIU is working with the State Employees Association of North Carolina, its state affiliate, to form the North Carolina First Party.
Continue reading SEIU challenging Democrats who voted against health bill, forming third party in North CarolinaFall Elections:
The deadline is February 23, 2010, to become an unenrolled voter if you’re presently registered with Democratic, Republican or Libertarian Party, in order to run in the fall election under the Green Rainbow designation. Best to check your registration today, if you’re thinking of running for office. See the Schedule link. (Un-enrolled candidates indicate their designation on their nomination papers before collecting signatures.)
Election Schedule 2010
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/schedule_10.pdf
Candidate Guide 2010
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/Candidates_Guide_10.pdf
Map of all Massachusetts Senate Districts
Map of all Massachusetts House Districts
Continue reading Feb 23 Last day to register as Un-enrolled voter for GRP candidates, November 2010 electionThis was written originally for a national audience, so please excuse me if I treat the reader like they know nothing about Massachusetts politics.
Grace Ross, who ran in 2006 as the Green Party’s candidate for governor of Massachusetts, is now running in the Democratic primary for the same office, against incumbent governor Deval Patrick. “I wasn’t planning to run again,” stated Ross, “but things got worse. Things got worse for regular people.”
Continue reading Former Green Party candidate to challenge Mass. gov. Deval Patrick as a DemocratGreenChange.org and GP.org are inviting Greens to participate in the process of rewriting the Green Party Platform for 2010. This is an example of the potential of online grassroots democracy, and a great opportunity to contribute your voice to the Green Party's vision for our future. Read on for details:
Dear Green friends,
I’d like to invite you to an experiment in online democracy.
The Green Party of the United States is amending its platform. I volunteered to serve as the co-chair of the Platform Committee.
We’re asking you to help update the Green platform in an open, collaborative process on GreenChange.org and GP.org, the website of the Green Party of the United States.
A number of volunteers have already joined our platform writing team – will you help too?