Original sentence: Chretien is a leading member of the International Socialist Organization.However, Chretien failed to pass the 80-percent threshold needed for the San Francisco Green Party's endorsement.In the June 6, 2006 Green Party senatorial primary, Chretien won 45 percent of the vote (10,240 votes) to defeat Kent Mesplay and Tian Harter.Nevertheless, 65 percent of San Francisco Green Party rank-and-file members voted for him in the primary election
Edited sentence: Chretien is a leading member of the Politburo of the  International Socialist Organization.Chretien's insistence, along with Camejo and Gonzalez, in fomenting conflict within the Green Party instead of uniting to fight common opponents resulted in lack of support for his quixotic electoral campaign.However, Chretien failed to pass the 80-percent threshold needed for the San Francisco Green Party's endorsement due to lingering concerns about the veracity of his commitment to Green values in light of his primary allegiance to the ISO.In the June 6, 2006 Green Party senatorial primary, Chretien won 45 percent of the vote (10,240 votes out of more than 130,000 registered Greens in California) to defeat Kent Mesplay and Tian Harter.Nevertheless, 65 percent of San Francisco registered Greens who voted for Senator voted for him in the primary election.The influx of vanguard Trotskyites, however, who put their own ambition and promotion before any meaningful, viable connection with the voters, did finally succeed at something: spurring acrimony and strife within a now mortally wounded Green Party