which would take into account the wishes of Greens in each state, and which otherwise would focus on states that traditionally are "safely" won by the Democratic candidate, or "safely" won by the Republican candidate, with a large margin of victory. Civil disobedience On October 8, 2004, Cobb was arrested in an act of civil disobedience, breaking a police line while protesting the Commission on Presidential Debates for excluding third-party candidates from the nationally televised debates in St. Louis, Missouri. Also arrested was Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik. Aftermath Following the election, and Bush's narrow victory in New Mexico, Cobb and Badnarik jointly requested a recount of ballots in the state, citing reports of problems with provisional ballots and voting machines. They also observed that the voting machines had recorded over 21,000 undervotes, while Bush's margin in the state was just 6,000 votes. Following their request, the state legislature altered a law to state that, in the event that candidates request a recount in the state, the canvassing board may require them to pay the entire estimated cost for the process up-front. Cobb and Badnarik took the matter to court, and on May 16, 2006, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in favor of the two candidates, thereby invalidating the 2005 law on the grounds that the law constituted an "unconstitutional delegation of legislative power" by failing to offer the canvassing board guidance on how much money to charge for the recount. A statewide recount was not ordered following the ruling, however, because Bush would have won the Electoral College vote in the election regardless of the recount's outcome. There was speculation that Cobb, given his high position within the party, might again run for their presidential nomination. However, on October 3, 2005, Cobb announced that he would not run for the Green presidential nomination in 2008, stating that he thought the party should run a female candidate next, to show that "the Greens take gender equality seriously", and that he would be open to the possibility of running for Vice President as part of the ticket. In 2016, Cobb served as campaign manager for Green presidential nominee Jill Stein. References 2004 United States presidential campaigns Cobb, David