Pinal County Greens Congratulate Green Party of Germany on Beating Ruling Christian Democrats in Bremen Election

Our longtime friends in Bremen report that the Green Party has beaten German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats in today's election in the city-state.

Deutsche Welle reported:

Exit polls in the city-state of Bremen indicate that the incumbent coalition of Social Democrats and Greens can continue governing but have propelled Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) into third place.

"For the first time in the history of the German Federal Republic, we are ahead of the CDU in a regional election," said one of the Green's federal leaders, Claudia Roth.

The Social Democrats (SPD), who have governed Bremen for 66 years, took 38 percent of the vote, while their Green allies won 23 percent. Support for Merkel's CDU fell four percentage points from the last poll in 2007 to 21.5 percent; the party's worst result in Bremen in 52 years.

The New York Times speculates that

If the trend for the Greens continues in future regional elections in coming months, they are in a strong position as a potential kingmaker for the federal elections due in 2013. Opinion polls show that if elections were held right away, Mrs. Merkel’s center-right coalition would be soundly defeated by a coalition of Social Democrats and Greens.

What is not clear is whether Mrs. Merkel, whose party is expected to remain the largest party after the 2013 federal elections, would consider a coalition with the Greens.

The Pinal County Greens congratulate the Green Party of Germany and particular Die Grünen in the wonderful city-state of Bremen.

Pinal County Greens Endorse Dave Croteau for Mayor of Tucson

Apache Junction, Ariz., May 20, 2011 -

Today the Pinal County Greens announced their endorsement of Green Party candidate Dave Croteau for Mayor of Tucson.

The Pinal County Greens, members of the Arizona Green Party who live in Pinal County, said in a statement:

"We believe that Dave Croteau would be the best candidate to be the mayor of the great city of Tucson in our neighboring county of Pima. Dave Croteau has pledged to relocalize the city's economic and social resources as a means of achieving a vibrant, sustainable future, and we wish him every success."

Richard Grayson, co-chair of the Pinal County Greens, urged members of the Green Party in Tucson to sign petitions to get Dave Croteau and his slate on the ballot.

Pinal County Greens Congratulate Green Party of Canada on Election of Its First Member of Parliament

Apache Junction, Ariz., May 5 -

The Pinal County Greens, members of the Arizona Green Party in Pinal County, today passed a resolutions congratulating the Green Party of Canada on the election of its first member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, who will be promoting the party's vision of a green economy, which includes removing corporate subsidies and reducing Canadian emissions 30 percent below 1990 levels.

Pinal County Greens Pass Resolution Condemning Budget-Busting Deficit-Maker Jeff Flake

Apache Junction, Ariz., May 2 -

Today, the Pinal County Greens, members of the Arizona Green Party in Pinal County, passed a resolution condemning U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, for being "a budget-busting deficit maker."

"When Jeff Flake entered the U.S House of Representatives for the first of what he promised would be three terms, the United States had a budget surplus," said Richard Grayson, Pinal County Greens co-chair and the 2010 Green Party candidate against Rep. Flake.

"In his many years in Congress, long after he broke his promise to serve only three terms, with his party in control of the House for most of those years, Jeff Flake has managed to bankrupt the country year by year with his policies," Grayson added. "Flake has wasted our money on egregious shit like tax cuts for his billionaire bankrollers while at the same time denying basic services like education for our students."

Grayson cited a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office which clearly showed that our current mountainous budget deficit was caused by policies championed by Rep. Flake -- mainly the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- combined with the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis caused in part by the deregulation also championed by Rep. Flake.

"The Pinal County Greens would urge voters to consider Jeff Flake's record as a fiscally irresponsible budget buster in 2012," Grayson said.