2008 presidential campaign of Cynthia McKinney , member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 's 11th district ( 1993 – 97 ) and 4th district ( 1997 – 2003 , 2005 – 07 ) , began on December 16 , 2007 as a candidate for the Green Party presidential nomination via YouTube . She and her running mate Rosa Clemente accepted the Green Party 's presidential nomination July 12 , 2008 at the 2008 Green National Convention . Her campaign focused on issues such as racial profiling , September 11 , 2001 attacks , and the Green Party 's 10 key values . She also supported statehood for the District of Columbia , slavery reparations , electoral reforms including instant runoff voting , and calls for abolishing the death penalty and the War on Drugs
2008 Green National Convention
2008 Green National Convention
Cynthia McKinney 2008 presidential campaign