| McKinney 2008 | |
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| Campaign | U.S. presidential election, 2008 |
| Candidate | Cynthia McKinney U.S. House of Representative from Georgia (1993–2003) (2005–2007) Rosa Clemente Activist |
| Affiliation | Green Party |
| Status | Lost election November 4, 2008 |
| Key people | Rosa Clemente (Running mate) |
| Slogan | Power to the people. |
| Website | |
| Cynthia McKinney 2008 (archived - October 22, 2008) | |
The 2008 presidential campaign of Cynthia McKinney, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th district (1993–97) and 4th district (1997–2003, 2005–07), began on December 16, 2007, as a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination via YouTube. She and her running mate Rosa Clemente accepted the Green Party's presidential nomination July 12, 2008 at the 2008 Green National Convention. Her campaign focused on issues such as racial profiling, September 11, 2001 attacks, and the Green Party's 10 key values. She also supported statehood for the District of Columbia, slavery reparations, electoral reforms including instant runoff voting, and calls for abolishing the death penalty and the War on Drugs.[1]
On November 4, 2008, McKinney finished sixth in the election with 161,603 votes, 41,744 more votes than the Cobb/LaMarche ticket four years prior.[2]
- ^ "The Differences Couldn't Be More Clear". Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "2008 presidential vote" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. December 7, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2009.