I think #1 won't come about until #3 starts, but #3 seems to depend on #1 though. I know a lot of democrats in Texas that didn't even bother to vote because the state is so one sided. I voted yesterday and of my 20 races that I voted on, about 1/2 were uncontested republican candidates. Others, were just a republican and a libertarian. I don't even consider Texas to be a 2 party state, let alone viable for 3 parties.
On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:10:11 -0600, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. I feel proud as well. > > However, we still have progress to be made: > 1. First, the total number of voters was still too low. We should be 80%+ > IMHO > 2. The level of education of the average voter seems to still be lower then > it should be. We need to find better ways to get better information on > candidates positions and records to the masses (not everyone has access to > the great exchange on this list!) > 3. We need an active, vibrant, meaningful 3rd party to add a check and > balance to the two parties that exist today > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jochem van Dieten > > I have no idea if the counts of the normal ballots, the provisional ballots > and the absentee ballots have been finished. But I am very impressed with > the voters. Long lines out onto the street even before opening hours is an > impressive accomplishment for any democracy nowadays. The enthousiasm people > are showing to vote is something that reminds me of the first elections in > South Africa where black people were allowed to vote. It is amazing how, > despite all the procedural fuckups and the legal bullshit, the voters have > succeeded in making this election a shining example for everyone around the > world. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133896 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
