Wouldn't it be refreshing to elect candidates based on ideology and ideas, rather than who could spend the most, raise the most money or say the most outrageous stuff? I'm never quite sure why anyone wants to be a politician these days? Ego? Power? Control? None of them are attractive to me as a voter.Too often the measuring stick is based on whether than can attract big money donors. Take the money out of politics and watch how the game changes.
Waiting on a platform before moving Forward. Thanks for the giggle with tweet. I have lived in Miami 33 years this time ( grew up here too) and never heard of this person. Is she besties with Boebert? My goodness she has proven herself the fool.
Tim Miller @ The Bulwark this morning[1]:
"The way I see it there are two basic steps for determining viability for a new party in the Trump era."
"Step One: Answer this question: Does your party offer something that will attract a substantial portion of real-world Trump voters?"
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"Step Two: Answer this question again: Does your party offer something that will attract a substantial portion of real-world Trump voters?"
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Seems like fair questions that the Forward Party needs to be able to answer.
[1] https://www.thebulwark.com/so-you-want-to-start-a-third-party/
Wouldn't it be refreshing to elect candidates based on ideology and ideas, rather than who could spend the most, raise the most money or say the most outrageous stuff? I'm never quite sure why anyone wants to be a politician these days? Ego? Power? Control? None of them are attractive to me as a voter.Too often the measuring stick is based on whether than can attract big money donors. Take the money out of politics and watch how the game changes.
Waiting on a platform before moving Forward. Thanks for the giggle with tweet. I have lived in Miami 33 years this time ( grew up here too) and never heard of this person. Is she besties with Boebert? My goodness she has proven herself the fool.