“The sad truth of the matter is that American politics is, on some level, a bit dull. If you strongly object to the current direction of the country, you have to support giving the other party a chance to run things. There?s no other way around it, and anyone who says otherwise is part of the problem.”<\/p>\n
Matthew Yglesias<\/a><\/p>\n Mr. Yglesias is upset that Jonathan Alter and David Broder<\/a> wrote positively about a bipartisan internet project that seeks to form a third-party ticket for the ’08 presidential race. Unity08<\/a> explains how the candidates would be chosen<\/a> “in the first half of 2008 ? via a virtual and secure online convention in which all American voters will be qualified to vote.” <\/p>\n It is our plan that convention delegates would vote not for each office separately, but for the combined ticket. Each candidate for President would have chosen his\/her candidate for Vice President before the balloting begins. (Independents may run for the nomination if they present a Unity Team from both parties.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Any registered voter is eligible to become a delegate but further information on how the delegates will actually be chosen requires one to volunteer for consideration<\/a>. <\/p>\n Jonathan Alter writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n The Unity08 plan is for an online third-party convention in mid-2008, following the early primaries. Any registered voter could be a delegate; their identities would be confirmed by cross-referencing with voter registration rolls (which would also prevent people from casting more than one ballot). That would likely include a much larger number than the few thousand primary voters who all but nominate the major party candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire. This virtual process will vote on a centrist platform and nominate a bipartisan ticket. The idea is that even if the third-party nominee didn’t win, he would wield serious power in the ’08 election, which will likely be close.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The disgusted Ygelsias forsees trouble for the two-party system. I’m bored to tears. <\/p>\n This is not the Ron Paul (fill in the blank)\/Ralph Nader (fill in the blank) ticket I’d like to see<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is an extravagant campaign to convince Americans that mediocrity is revolutionary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “The sad truth of the matter is that American politics is, on some level, a bit dull. If you strongly object to the current direction of the country, you have to support giving the other party a chance to run … Continue reading