j_b Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 There are many reports of heavy turnouts for a mid-term election in urban areas. This could get interesting. I wonder if corporate propaganda about a GOP landslide will somewhat backfire and scare liberals into voting. Remember <27% of the potential vote for Reagan was a Republican tsunami according to the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstach Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Here's your answer prole: What is Adam Sandler doing with the Commissioner's Trophy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 what's your viable alternative? See Green Party platform circa 1999 comment above. If we want elected representatives to actually represent their citizens and not treat their time in office as payback time to their donors, we've got to change the way elections are run. One dollar/one vote is not free speech, it's influence peddling and corruption pure and simple. Getting the money out is step one, we're going backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 what's your viable alternative? See Green Party platform circa 1999 comment above. If we want elected representatives to actually represent their citizens and not treat their time in office as payback time to their donors, we've got to change the way elections are run. One dollar/one vote is not free speech, it's influence peddling and corruption pure and simple. Getting the money out is step one, we're going backwards. Sadly, no Green Party candidates seeking federal office survived the Washington “Top Two” Primary Election held on 17 August 2010. So in the meantime? Don't vote and watch Rossi get it? Not a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 No. Hold your nose and vote Democrat. But don't expect a different result and don't think that the Democratic Party is ever, ever, ever going to implement any reform that will undermine its shared stranglehold over the process. That means no meaningful campaign finance reform, no electoral reform, no representational reform, etc. Those, by their very nature, will have to gain traction and find expression outside the two-party duopoly. Perhaps, tea partiers, left and right, will begin to see the untenability of the status quo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Like you, I'm getting tired of holding my nose with little progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Are you guys trying to make political arguments? Most of what I see here is a bunch of jabs at "the other guy." Seriously. What is your point? [video:youtube] seems relevant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well, many people attacking other people rather than their ideas is not specific to this thread. In fact, it's all what some people do here. Rather than lumping everyone in the same category perhaps mattp could have made a political argument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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