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I would like to present the Presidential candidates formally at the meeting. Ideally, we would either have some of them present. Since time is so crunched, I think we could more feasibly ask them for a video statement to Colorado Greens that we could play at the meeting on a screen. This would give each candidate a chance to present themselves to our voters before they choose their candidate. This also provides an additional "event incentive" that could bring people in that may not have attended. If we could get Jill Stein or Roseanne Barr to make an appearance we could even get some media attention.Any thoughts?
Great idea, Bill! I saw your email on the council that said you plan on inviting the candidates sometime this week. Thanks for doing this. Let us know how it goes. I did receive an email from the Barr campaign. I sent an email reply to Bill, but I thought I would also post it here so the whole Convention Committee is aware of what's going on. I got an email from the Barr campaign yesterday about them wanting to either send a representative or have Roseanne Skype in.
As much as I would love to Skype in all the candidates, I think it would make us very vulnerable to technical difficulties and it would be incredibly difficult to work into the agenda. I agree that we should invite all the candidates or a representative from their campaigns. I think we should also request a short (10 minutes or less) video or written statement from each candidate. If they can't attend or send a representative, we will screen their video or read their statement. If they can attend or send a representative, we should allow a maximum of 20 minutes for a statement and Q & A. We can put the video or statement of each candidate on the GPCO website before the convention. Only the candidates that are not present and don't have a representative present would have their video screened at the conference.
What are everyone's thoughts on this?
I sent you back an email, but I'll post me reply here for everyone to see: "I think avoiding the Skype is a good idea. It could be a logistical nightmare with little real benefit. If the candidates want to send a representative, along with a video, I think that would be OK too. This would allow people to ask some questions of the rep and still have the opportunity to see and hear the candidate themselves. 20 minutes sounds very reasonable to me. "
I've received replies from Dr. Mesplay and Dr. Stein. Kent says he may be able to make an appearance personally (that would be awesome) while Jill's campaign says she is obligated that day already but they are going to work on getting a representative there and a video. I'll keep us posted on this as it develops.
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