The Green party growing third party in the nation, and was made famous by the candidacy of Ralph Nader in 2000, who received nearly 3% of the vote, and many say swung the election in favor of George W. Bush. The party is known for being heavily Liberal, and often are in support of groups such as moveon.org.Ever since their suprising rise in power, they have enjoyed moderate lower level success, however the highest ranking member was John Elder, who was part of the Maine House of Repersenatives until his defeat in 2006.
Their grass roots beliefs include non-violence, decentralization, gender equality, and diversity. They gained ballot access in 31 state in 2008 receiving 0.12% of the vote.