2004 presidential election | |
 Nominees Cobb and LaMarche | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | June 23–28, 2004 |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Venue | Midwest Express Center |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | David Cobb of Texas |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Pat LaMarche of Maine |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 770 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 386 (majority) |
The 2004 Green National Convention was held at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee and the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 23–28, 2004 to nominate the Green Party's candidates for president and vice president.
Ralph Nader, the Green Party nominee for president in 2000, did not seek the nomination of the Green Party, but instead sought the endorsement of his independent candidacy by the party. An endorsement of Nader's campaign would have allowed for each state party affiliated with the national Green Party to choose their own candidate.[1] On the opening day of the convention, Nader's running mate and former Green Party nominee for governor of California Peter Camejo debated David Cobb of Texas, who was seeking the Green Party's nomination against the Nader candidacy.[2]
In that interview, Camejo called on the Green National Convention to endorse both Nader and David Cobb and allow individual parties to choose which candidate to put on their primary ballot. Cobb criticized the Nader-Camejo ticket for not seeking the Green Party's nomination and running independently of the party.[2]
- ^ Solomon, Norman (June 3, 2004). "Nader And The Green Party's Presidential Choice For 2004". Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ a b Goodman, Amy (June 23, 2004). "To Nader or Not to Nader?: A Green Party Debate". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 29 August 2015.