The Green National Committee is considering a proposal to formally disavow Cynthia McKinney, the Green Party’s 2008 presidential nominee, over accusations that she has consistently promoted viewpoints that run contrary to the party’s stated principles.
The proposal was introduced by the party’s Young EcoSocialists Caucus along with the Mountain Party of West Virginia and the Arizona Green Party. It is currently before national committee members for discussion, with voting scheduled for November 2 through November 8.
McKinney represented Georgia’s 11th and 4th Congressional Districts as a member of the Democratic Party for a combined six terms before leaving the party and becoming the Green Party’s presidential nominee for the 2008 election cycle.
The three groups accuse McKinney of repeatedly promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, climate change denial, and far-right extremism. To support their accusations, they have provided an extensive collection of references to posts made or shared by McKinney on social media, including statements questioning the number of Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust and repeating claims about Jewish control of government and financial institutions.
The proposal also references a September 2023 incident in which McKinney promoted an online event involving former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. That event was later condemned by both the Wisconsin Green Party and the Green Party of Washington, whose statements were then republished by the national party.
While the sponsors note that McKinney is no longer affiliated with the national Green Party following the 2021 disaffiliation of the Georgia Green Party, they argue that she has continued to involve herself in national party affairs, including endorsing candidates for public office and for party leadership positions.
If approved, the resolution would formally disavow McKinney and urge Green Party affiliates, caucuses, officers, and candidates to reject or withdraw endorsements involving her. It would also encourage party organizations to refrain from supporting candidates who promote McKinney or accept her endorsement.
The full text of the proposal is below:
Resolution to Disavow Cynthia McKinney and Reaffirm Core Green Party Values
WHEREAS, the Green Party of the United States was founded on key values that include Social Justice, Non-Violence, Feminism & Gender Equity, and Respect for Diversity; and
WHEREAS, crucial to these values is a clear and unwavering commitment to opposing all forms of racism, bigotry, and religious and ethnic hatred, including antisemitism and anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, former Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney has drawn widespread condemnation for promoting antisemitic tropes, Holocaust denial, anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech, climate change denial, conspiracy theories and extreme far-right rhetoric; and
WHEREAS, while anti-Zionism and legitimate criticism of the state of Israel and its genocidal policies towards Palestinians are encouraged, McKinney’s public record demonstrates a clear pattern of promoting generalized hatred against Jewish people and aligning with far-right extremist and Nazi ideology; and
WHEREAS, McKinney has routinely engaged in explicit Holocaust denial and historical revisionism across her official social media accounts, including making posts on her public X (formerly Twitter) account; and
WHEREAS, in addition to her own posts, McKinney has shared others’ posts which similarly include the above-mentioned far-right extremist ideology; and
WHEREAS, McKinney promoted a 2023 event hosted in part by former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan David Duke that characterized Jewish people as the “common enemy,” prompting a condemnation by the Wisconsin Green Party republished by GPUS; and
WHEREAS, McKinney is no longer affiliated with the GPUS, as her home state Green Party in Georgia was disaffiliated in 2021 for anti-trans bigotry; and
WHEREAS, McKinney continues to promote herself as a GPUS member, former presidential candidate, and current Georgia Green Party candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 14th congressional district; and
WHEREAS, McKinney ran in 2020 with Jesse Ventura against the duly nominated Green Party presidential ticket in Alaska, resulting in the disaffiliation of the Green Party of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, McKinney continues to involve herself in GPUS affairs by endorsing candidates for public office and internal party positions; and
WHEREAS, GPUS candidates continue to accept and promote McKinney’s endorsement; and
WHEREAS, continuing to platform, tout, or accept endorsements from McKinney directly compromises the integrity of the GPUS and undermines public trust in our commitment to human rights;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Green National Committee formally disavows Cynthia McKinney due to her sustained public promotion of antisemitism, Holocaust denial, conspiracy theories, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, climate change denial, and far-right and Nazi hate speech; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Green National Committee urges all state affiliates, caucuses, party officers, and candidates to refuse and retract any endorsements of or from Cynthia McKinney, and to refrain from platforming McKinney or any individuals who actively engage in hate speech or conspiracy theories targeting protected groups; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Green National Committee reaffirms its commitment to separating legitimate political critique, human rights advocacy, anti-war initiatives, and anti-Zionism from antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and far-right rhetoric; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GPUS and its affiliated state parties and caucuses are encouraged to refrain from electing or promoting, to either public office or internal party office, any candidate who promotes McKinne, accepts her endorsement, or similarly engages in hate speech and far-right rhetoric; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, upon passage, this resolution shall be published on the official GPUS website and social media; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be formally transmitted to all state party co-chairs and national caucuses to guide public relations and endorsement practices going forward.
Thanks, Nom de Plume.
My Arizona Green Party CD6 campaign website is https://theswingvote.wixsite.com/unity
I may have mistyped it or the form may have altered the prefix.
Also, as Sam said, the West Virginia Green Party composed and introduced the resolution to disavow Cynthia McKinney. Young Eco-socialists co-sponsored it and Arizona Green Party subsequently signed on as a co-sponsor as well.
To be clear, the Mountain Party of West Virginia composed and introduced the proposal, and the Young EcoSocialists of the Green Party US (YES) have co-sponsored the proposal. I and other Young EcoSocialists strongly support the proposal, and deeply appreciate your support as well — and want to ensure that the original authors in West Virginia get the credit they deserve for introducing this much-needed, long-overdue proposal.
Sam Chance (he/him)
Young EcoSocialist Delegate to GPUS National Committee
Gary,
thank you for your succinctly worded comment, I wish for success in your electoral ventures.
However, the website you linked to is down.
Regards
Five years ago, the Green Parties of Wisconsin and Washington state disavowed antisemitic conspiracy theorist Cynthia McKinney. The formal disavowal of this lunatic Nazi crackpot by the Green Party of the United States is long overdue.
This year, Nazi Cynthia McKinney and her Nazi cult group followers have waged a non-stop trolling disinformation campaign to misrepresent, disrupt, and destroy the Arizona Green Party by publicly opposing the Green Party’s endorsed candidates while supporting a slate of sham “Green” candidates and fascist “Libertarians” (in name only). These sham “Green” candidates have included raving lunatic Nazi troll William Pounds; MAGA Republican fraudsters Risa Lombardo, Lisa Castillo, and Duwayne Collier who have collectively defrauded $3.5 million in public campaign financing; and raving lunatic antisemitic cyberstalker David Redkey, who was expelled from the Democrats of Arizona and the Phoenix DSA and has recently been arrested for allegedly threatening a judge and his own attorney.
Lombardo and Redkey have also recently been endorsed by Michael Recentalwart’s Nazi group AZAPAC.
The Green Party was founded on a set of values that Nazis like Cynthia McKinney and William Pounds oppose. They are free to start their own Nazi Party. They don’t belong in a party that claims to value nonviolence, social justice, and respect for diversity.
Concerning Richard Winger’s comment, the resolution correctly states that the Alaska Green Party was disaffiliated (from the Green Party of the United States) after the state party nominated Jesse Ventura and Cynthia McKinney as its 2020 presidential ticket rather than GPUS nominees Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker. The choice of presidential tickets dd not affect the state party’s ballot status.
SocraticGadfly, thank you for your comment.
About time the Green Party took a stand on McKinney; she has done much harm, and the good she has brought to the Party is negligible
Michael, I know the IHRA definition, and that it’s problematic at least. I have Mondoweiss on my blogroll. (Which, given who you are, probably cuts no ice and may well “trigger” you. Ditto on the fact that I’ve read critical non-Zionist Israeli Jews like Ilan Pappe and Shlomo Sand, I’m sure.)
And, you’re wrong. McKinney goes beyond anti-Zionism to antisemitism. She’s gone to or over the line for more than a decade, like, in the GP, Jill Stein with her 5G claims.
Period. Of course, you’re one of the Mises Mice, so … and the Intercept has written about you and Nick Fuentes, so …. and I’m in Texas and I know exactly who Nick Fuentes is, so …
You’re wrong.
You’re also pre-emptively blocked on Twitter and Substack.
The resolution is incorrect when it says that the Alaska Green Party went off the ballot after the 2020 election because the party had nominated Jesse Ventura for president and Cynthia for vice-president. It was not a ballot-qualified party in Alaska at the time, and certainly if the Alaska Green Party had chosen Howie Hawkins, his vote would not have been high enough to put the party back on the ballot.
You’re a bunch of pussies afraid to be called “anti-Semites” when the IHRA definition classifies most criticism of “israel” as anti-Semitic.
Why does anybody care about the Green Party anymore? They’re going down the same path, toward the same ultimate end state, as the Libertarian Party; full dissolution.
Should have been done long ago. And to the above plaint, it should also be added that years ago, already, she had officially identified as Libertarian and therefore should not be involved with official Green Party events. Already in 2008, I had to hold my nose to vote for her.