On 30/06/2006, at 6:28 PM, Chris Frandsen wrote:
My first Post here:
I think you are absolutely on track.. I am a Goldwater Republican
looking for a party. My old party now has become the entity that
Pres Eisenhower warned about as he left office. The traditional
Democratic bases of union members and minorities have been
effectively marginalized. States like Texas have made unions almost
illegal particularly for teachers, a previous very strong
Democratic voting block. The aging baby-boomer population has
become very conservative as they have aged which has also effected
fund raising. However this administration may have finally proven
too incompetent at managing the government for these groups. The
real question is can the Democrats come up with an attractive
candidate. I still do not see one. But then again I do not see a
good candidate on the Republican side either.
`Welcome.
There is some s-f posting here sometimes. Also, depending how long
you've been lurking, you may or may not be prepared for the Europeans
and/or Oceanians, who see both main US parties as "Right"... ;)
That said, good post. With the ongoing marginalisation of genuine
debate in favour of monochrome highly partisan ideology-damn-the-
reality politics in the US (with the UK and Aus hot on your heels) do
you see the need for a change in the voting system to represent a
multitude of policies (maybe even proportional representation and/or
Single Transferable Vote) to filter out the extreme edges and allow
the middle ground a fair go?
Charlie
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
