be to have a runoff type of election. If no candidate gets more than
50% of the vote, then 6 weeks later a second election is held with
only the top two candidates. Alternatively allow voter to also give
2nd and 3rd chocies, so that if their candidate comes in third, they
can allocate their vote to their second choice.
larry
On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:08:51 -0400, Jim Davis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I agree completely.
>
> At the national level I think it'll be a two party system forever - actually
> really only at the Presidential level. I do think that organized third
> parties could very well make great inroads in local politics and even at the
> senatorial and congressional levels.
>
> Jim Davis
>
>
> From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 8:54 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Retired general: Bush foreign policy a 'national disaster'
>
>
> One of the commentators on Pacifica's coverage of the Democratic
> convention made an interesting point -- a lot of politicos focus
> straight on the national level and perhaps it is time that people
> started running for the grunt-work jobs like the school board and the
> city council. It is a lot easier to effect change when you have a
> broad base of support at the local level. It's an interesting idea and
> perhaps a place for a third party to go. I don't see a third-party
> candidate winning for president for quite some time.
>
> Dana
>
>
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