<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikinews has related news: Nader chosen as the presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party </Td> </Tr> <P> A political convention was held August 2--3, 2008 in Sacramento to select the party's 2008 presidential ticket . Contending for the nomination were Gloria La Riva, also nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Cynthia McKinney, also nominee of the Green Party, Brian Moore, also nominee of the Socialist Party and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader . Nader won the vote as follows: Nader 46, Gloria La Riva 27, Brian Moore 10, Cynthia McKinney 6 . Nader's running mate, former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez, was endorsed for Vice President by acclamation . The nomination ensured that the Nader / Gonzalez presidential ticket would appear on the ballot in California for the 2008 election . </P> <P> On August 6, 2008, the Nader / Gonzalez campaign submitted sufficient signatures to appear on the Iowa and Utah ballots as the Peace and Freedom Party candidate . This was the first expansion of the party beyond California since the 1970s . However, the party did not achieve the votes necessary to guarantee ballot access in Iowa and Utah in subsequent elections . </P> <P> Since 1968 over 400 different candidates have sought Peace and Freedom Party nominations for public office . </P>

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