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What would be considered a Libertarian Party "victory" in November?
"Victory" not necessarily being literal, as in winning the White House (though I'm going to include that as a poll option anyway), but being a major step forward and something to legitimately build on.
Gary Johnson actually being able to get a platform during the debates.
What would be considered a Libertarian Party "victory" in November?
"Victory" not necessarily being literal, as in winning the White House (though I'm going to include that as a poll option anyway), but being a major step forward and something to legitimately build on.
Have more seats in city councils, county commissions, school boards, etc, than they did. There's no victory in the Presidential election or even Congressional ones, since there's no chance they will get elected to any of those positions. What they need is to prove themselves as being better than the establishment parties and that's going to take a local effort to prove that they are qualified.
I find this idea absurd. It's basically, well, you have to prove yourself, while these other guys that never had to prove themselves in the same way and have proven over and over again to be completely unfit for the job are in by default.
Were the Libertarians given a part in the rule making process?Probably, since that would give the Libertarians a bigger microphone. But the rules on that are very clear, and the Libertarians knew this when they offered a candidate for the presidential race.
BTW, it is worth noting that both Maine and Nebraska give an electoral vote to each of their congressional districts (2 ME, 3 NE) and two votes to the state as a whole. Anybody know if Johnson has a chance in any of these five districts?
Agreed.Have more seats in city councils, county commissions, school boards, etc, than they did. There's no victory in the Presidential election or even Congressional ones, since there's no chance they will get elected to any of those positions. What they need is to prove themselves as being better than the establishment parties and that's going to take a local effort to prove that they are qualified.
Most current high-level politicians actually did work their way up. It's rare that someone starts at House/Senate or above.I find this idea absurd. It's basically, well, you have to prove yourself, while these other guys that never had to prove themselves in the same way and have proven over and over again to be completely unfit for the job are in by default.
I find this idea absurd. It's basically, well, you have to prove yourself, while these other guys that never had to prove themselves in the same way and have proven over and over again to be completely unfit for the job are in by default.
What would be considered a Libertarian Party "victory" in November?
"Victory" not necessarily being literal, as in winning the White House (though I'm going to include that as a poll option anyway), but being a major step forward and something to legitimately build on.
Other.
The liberatrian party cannot win squat until elections are based on a run-off election system.
Were the Libertarians given a part in the rule making process?
finally getting someone to let them use their copyrighted music?
You favor stacking the deck. Noted.Irrelevent. You wanna run a campaign for an established position, you play according to the established rules.
Sometimes I question whether the Libertarian Party is serious, or if they're just playing politics. They need higher race candidates for exposure, but they do need to put actual effort and resources into local and/or state races first.Which gives "minority candidates" an unfair advantage...
What 3rd parties need to do is stop wasting their resources on fights they can't win and start fighting the ones they can win. Start winning local seats and then start pointing to what they can do, instead of spending all their resources failing to get anyone in any position to show what they can do.
Which gives "minority candidates" an unfair advantage...
What 3rd parties need to do is stop wasting their resources on fights they can't win and start fighting the ones they can win. Start winning local seats and then start pointing to what they can do, instead of spending all their resources failing to get anyone in any position to show what they can do.
:lamoYou favor stacking the deck. Noted.
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If you don't like the rules, then don't participate in the game. This is not a difficult concept.
Are you afraid your desired big government status quo wouldn't be able to withstand the free flow of alternative ideas?:lamo
If you don't like the rules, then don't participate in the game. This is not a difficult concept.
Are you afraid your desired big government status quo wouldn't be able to withstand the free flow of alternative ideas?
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