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CT-04: In Blow To Shays, Green Candidate Drops Out, Backs Farrell
More bad news for GOP Rep. Chris Shays: The Green Party candidate has pulled out of the race and thrown the Greens' support to Dem challenger Diane Farrell. The Stamford Advocate reports that a Green Party spokesperson explained the move by saying that the candidate wants it understood that his party is "not spoilers." In return, Farrell, who's negotiated with the Greens for weeks, agreed to push for Green participation in future debates. The Greens claim to deliver all of 1,300 votes -- less than half a perecent of the 2004 total -- but this race is so tight that those few could make a difference.
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Bad news for Shays is good news for America!
October 23, 2006 6:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Every Green party candidate should follow his honorable lead, and the compromise sounds like a very fair one. Spoilers who put the GOP in office should be held responsible for the consequences of their actions (I'm looking at you, Ralph).
The funny thing is that even though the environment is supposed to be the biggest issue for the Greens, a lot of times they are fine with the Democratic positions on the environment and it's the other issues that they are mad about that prevent them from doing the right thing in these situations.
Are there any polls including the Greens? I would assume they would pull 1-2% almost automatically, as some people will vote for any third party candidate over the majors, and in a close race, that could be enough.
October 24, 2006 3:32 PM | Reply | Permalink