Gomez writes: "'I'm going to keep fighting in the party, even though I'm
disappointed,' Turner said in a telephone interview. 'I'm a Democrat, and
that's worth fighting for.'"
Nina Turner stumps for Bernie Sanders at Smoke's Barber Shop, in Columbia,
South Carolina, February 26. (photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Activist Ajamu Baraka as Running Mate
Nina Turner Turns Down Offer to Be the Green Party's Candidate for Vice
President
By Henry J. Gomez, Cleveland.com
02 August 16
Nina Turner will remain a Democrat.
The former Ohio state senator from Cleveland said Monday evening that she
has rejected an offer to run for vice president this fall on the Green
Party's ticket.
Turner had been among the most prominent supporters of Bernie Sanders'
unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Jill Stein, the
Green Party's presumptive nominee for president, asked Turner over the
weekend about joining her campaign, which is aiming to attract Sanders'
supporters.
"I'm going to keep fighting in the party, even though I'm disappointed,"
Turner said in a telephone interview. "I'm a Democrat, and that's worth
fighting for."
Turner upset Democrats at their national convention last week by publicly
showing that disappointment, even after Sanders fell in line graciously
behind one-time rival Hillary Clinton. She said she had been scheduled to
deliver one of the speeches placing Sanders' name in nomination but was
dumped at the last minute.
A former Cleveland city councilwoman, Turner is often mentioned as a future
candidate for mayor. She left a top post at the Ohio Democratic Party last
fall after switching her support from Clinton to join Sanders in a
high-profile role. The move raised eyebrows at the time, as Clinton's
husband, former President Bill Clinton, helped Turner raise money for her
failed Ohio secretary of state bid in 2014.
"What I really care about is making this progressive agenda more
actionable," Turner, who had a hand in crafting the new Democratic platform,
said Monday.
She added that she is not prepared to endorse Clinton.
"The media keeps asking me about an endorsement, but she hasn't asked me for
an endorsement," Turner said. Her team hasn't asked me for an endorsement."
Stein's offer to Turner was first reported Sunday night by cleveland.com.
Turner said then that she would have a decision before the Green Party
opened its convention later this week in Houston. She said Monday that she
wanted to have an answer for Stein sooner, rather than later, as the
Massachusetts physician had other options.
Later Monday, Stein announced human rights activist Ajamu Baraka as her
running mate.
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ALSO SEE: Green Party's Jill Stein Selects Human-Rights
Activist Ajamu Baraka as Running Mate
Nina Turner Turns Down Offer to Be the Green Party's Candidate for Vice
President
By Henry J. Gomez, Cleveland.com
02 August 16
ina Turner will remain a Democrat.
The former Ohio state senator from Cleveland said Monday evening that she
has rejected an offer to run for vice president this fall on the Green
Party's ticket.
Turner had been among the most prominent supporters of Bernie Sanders'
unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Jill Stein, the
Green Party's presumptive nominee for president, asked Turner over the
weekend about joining her campaign, which is aiming to attract Sanders'
supporters.
"I'm going to keep fighting in the party, even though I'm disappointed,"
Turner said in a telephone interview. "I'm a Democrat, and that's worth
fighting for."
Turner upset Democrats at their national convention last week by publicly
showing that disappointment, even after Sanders fell in line graciously
behind one-time rival Hillary Clinton. She said she had been scheduled to
deliver one of the speeches placing Sanders' name in nomination but was
dumped at the last minute.
A former Cleveland city councilwoman, Turner is often mentioned as a future
candidate for mayor. She left a top post at the Ohio Democratic Party last
fall after switching her support from Clinton to join Sanders in a
high-profile role. The move raised eyebrows at the time, as Clinton's
husband, former President Bill Clinton, helped Turner raise money for her
failed Ohio secretary of state bid in 2014.
"What I really care about is making this progressive agenda more
actionable," Turner, who had a hand in crafting the new Democratic platform,
said Monday.
She added that she is not prepared to endorse Clinton.
"The media keeps asking me about an endorsement, but she hasn't asked me for
an endorsement," Turner said. Her team hasn't asked me for an endorsement."
Stein's offer to Turner was first reported Sunday night by cleveland.com.
Turner said then that she would have a decision before the Green Party
opened its convention later this week in Houston. She said Monday that she
wanted to have an answer for Stein sooner, rather than later, as the
Massachusetts physician had other options.
Later Monday, Stein announced human rights activist Ajamu Baraka as her
running mate.
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