Comments on: Underdog group within the UFT union proposes interesting voting strategy

By: Third Party Revolution

Third Party Revolution — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:16:57 +0000

If anyone wants to see the PLAS in action, then maybe we should look at the guy from Connecticut who is seeking the endorsement of the Green, Libertarian, Independent, and Connecticut for Lieberman Party nominations and see how he does in the general election.

By: Thomas M. Sipos

Thomas M. Sipos — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:29:59 +0000

Milnes: Voters vote for EITHER a Green OR a Libertarian.

Maybe in Milnesland. But in the United States, most voters vote for EITHER a Democrat or a Republican.

A GP/LP fusion ticket, or vote coordination, or whatever, will not change that. It won’t draw 40% of voters. It won’t draw 34% of voters. There a good chance it won’t even draw 2% of voters.

By: Robert Milnes

Robert Milnes — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:56:00 +0000

Thomas M. Sipos, you’ve been in the CA sun too long. You are talking about reactionary fusion. I’m talking about progressive/revolutionary fusion. That is why Gravel/Ruwart was such a big opportunity for the LP last year. Gravel a leftist of some sort. Maybe he can figure it out someday. & Ruwart a radical anarchist libertarian. & the fusion only applies to the executive ticket. Other ballots are vote coordination. Voters vote for EITHER a Green OR a Libertarian.

By: Thomas M. Sipos

Thomas M. Sipos — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:41:13 +0000

Milnes, I’m from New York.

The Republican, Conservative, and Liberal Parties have already (and often) run fusion tickets, usually for judges, cross-endorsing each other’s candidates.

This made no news whatsoever. What’s more, these left/right fusion candidates are still buried by the Democratic candidates.

So no, Milnes. A GP/LP fusion would not make for a “very dramatic” press conference. Such a press conference would be ignored by both media and voters.

I say this because I have time on my hands. I know it won’t jar your fantasies one bit.

By: Pro-Pot Anti-Pot

Pro-Pot Anti-Pot — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:38:24 +0000

Exactly TPR. The PPAPS only care sabout making marijuana the number one issue. It doesn’t matter whether it is actually legalized or not, as long as people are arguing about it more than any other issue, avoiding boring stuff like the economy and foreign policy.

By: Third Party Revolution

Third Party Revolution — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:16:14 +0000

So the PPAPS is making marijuana an issue?

By: Dave Schwab

Dave Schwab — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:07:18 +0000

Forget that. Reverend Billy should endorse the pro-pot, anti-crime strategy. Legalize marijuana, and you decimate a major funding source for organized crime.

By: Pro-Pot Anti-Pot

Pro-Pot Anti-Pot — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:53:33 +0000

Wrong robert, Billy needs to endorse the pro-pot anti-pot strategy. He needs to reach out beyond progressive and libertarians. 60% of people are either strongly pro-pot or strongly anti-pot. By making pot the number 1 issue, Talen is garunteed to win.
Either Chris Daggett or Ken Kaplan has a chance to win in New Jersey with the strategy too. I know you’re not a Daggett fan, but I will invite him because he already has a broader base. Daggett or Kaplan needs to start planning ASAP. Haloween night, tomorrow night, there must be a press conference on the George Washington bridge to endorse the strategy.

By: Dave Schwab

Dave Schwab — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:13:26 +0000

Or instant runoff voting. You could rank your candidates in order of preference, putting Bloomie last or not at all.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:15 +0000

City Hall News did run this story “Locked Out Of Debates, 26-Year Old Socialist Candidate Hits Bloomberg And Thompson”
http://www.cityhallnews.com/newyork/article-974-locked-out-of-debates-26-year-old-socialist-candidate-hits-bloomberg-and-thompson.html

By: Melty

Melty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:15:54 +0000

This is a job for approval voting. Do not for Bloomberg, and vote for all seven of the others.

By: Robert Milnes

Robert Milnes — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:11:00 +0000

I repeat what I said before about the correct strategy forb this race. Talen & Dobrien should declare their support for the Progressive Libertarian Alliance Strategy. Talen should ask Dobrien to withdraw. It would be very dramatic for Dobrien to withdraw at a press conference and endorse Talen. & for Talen to call on progressives to vote for the Libertarians for City Comptroller and Public Advocate for which there are no Green competitors. Both should mention that progressives and libertarians should both vote for Ken Kaplan and John Paff, Libertarians for Governor and Lt. Governor in NJ as further example of The Strategy.

By: Vaughn

Vaughn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:10:29 +0000

Even both of the revolutionary communist candidates?