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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: crdesign who wrote (13221)2/20/2003 2:25:45 PM
From: lurqer  Read Replies (3) of 89467
 
South has truly won the war

I don't believe there are any winners here. In the summer of '00, on the Porch, I railed against the choice of "dumb and dumber". A failure of the political duopoly. And likely to occur again. Some sort of third force is needed. In years when one of the major parties puts up a viable candidate, then this third force will serve as the swing vote. If neither major party has a viable candidate, then the third force can serve as a catalyst for a viable third choice.

Another alternative is to require a "None of the Above" option, which if it receives a plurality, forces another vote with different candidates. When you are forced to choose a candidate that isn't "up to the job", it's time to fix the system.

JMO

lurqer
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