Cynthia McKinney Announces Presidential Aspirations
Eric Dondero just called me from Houston to inform us that former Democratic congressional representative Cynthia McKinney has just announced her intention to run for President on the Green Party ticket.
According to Dondero, around sixty people attended an event this evening at the library of Texas Southern University. Dondero indicated that McKinney was sharply dressed and very articulate but concise when giving her short speech. Following the speech, McKinney held a brief Q&A session.
One issue McKinney addressed, according to Dondero, was her intent to achieve 51 state ballot access. Dondero also noted that McKinney indicated that the Green Party platform speaks well to members of the African-American community.
There was one local news team present, along with several unidentified cameras, Dondero reported. He estimates there were approximately sixty people attending the event.
McKinney served in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2007 as a Democrat in Georgia’s CD4.