There is only one dominant party at the moment: the Republicrats. Thus, one of the reasons we desperately need a multiple party system and to accommodate them with an instant run-off system that will determine a majority mandate for single-winner districts and single-winner seats like governor.
Andy > From: JKurtis Ballantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 16:26:48 -0800 (PST) > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] two-party system > > I do believe in the two party system. The reason for candidates getting > elected with less than 50% of the vote is due to additional parties. > Although the % was just under 50%, my candidates won with a majority vote. > There is a message there. I also believe the series of debates in the last > election was fantastic. I just feel Pentel, Penny and Moe were not offering > anything innovative. Mondale was never in it and the other senatorial > candidates were not a factor. > > We ran an efficient campaign, we pulled votes the other parties were not > prepared or trained to get. We went into the trenches and did the homework. > We gave the people what they wanted and the people responded by voting for > us. > > Kurt Ballantine, Republican Party Community Outreach Chair > > > > --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - > Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
