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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:15 PM Original message |
Three basic steps that would fix our worthless political atmosphere |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. Which Democratic Party? The DLC or the DFL? |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The only politicians serious about any of these are Democrats, and a larger majority doesn't hurt |
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calmblueocean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. So simple and straightforward, I couldn't help but K&R... |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The difficulty in politics usually isn't identifying the problem so much as fixing it |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. A couple more. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The only thing I like about the current primary system is the personal contact it allows |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. I think the opposite would occur. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. But since they would be unable to focus on a single area, wouldn't sound-bites rule all? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I'm thinking in terms of debates rather than the endless commercials. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. In conjunction with a more responsible media atmosphere, it would work |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. the money will never allow any of those things to happen |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. "Never" covers a lot of ground. I'll grant it's extremely unlikely to happen |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. You forgot the most critical one. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I'm very suspicious of the current system, but I'm no economist. Professor GAC, where are you? |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. I'll rec that. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It's always been a chicken or the egg thing for me |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
33. seems to me that the system favors economic conservatives becoming, |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. Absolutely Agree! |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Dennis gets my caucus vote, for sure. He got it in '04 as well. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Mine too. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. Great ideas. Unfortunately our country is going in exactly the opposite |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. That FCC chair is a treacherous snake. Wasn't he just on Moyers arguing for -more- ownership rules? |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Great list, I must say! |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
23. Good analysis. The only hard one to implement is public financing, because |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 12:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. How can we create an environment that is sympathetic to this plan? |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. The main problem is that no one willingly gives up power. So getting either the |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
25. I think I agree |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Basically it allows you to rank your choices, so you can vote your heart -and- avoid any guilt |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 01:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Ah, ranking! |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
26. Spot-On |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yes, yes, and no. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 03:53 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Real run-off would be preferable, but IRV is more likely to pass |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. I doubt that... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-20-07 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
32. Yes |
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