Growing Green Party Aims to Gain Nationally What it Won in Illinois in 2006

Illinois Times | July 21, 2008
Although Cynthia McKinney pays lip service to the idea that she could overtake Barack Obama and John McCain, her goal is to win at least 5 percent of the national vote, which would establish the Green Party nationally, making it eligible for federal matching grants in future elections. Breaking through that canopy will be anything but a walk in the park.

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