July 03, 2003
Green Virtual Primary
On the spirit of the MoveOn.org, ISwitched.org has organized as well their own virtual primary, this time focusing on the Green candidates, and showing the potential of Instant Runoff Voting, according to their press release:
The ISwitched.Org Primary has three goals: highlighting actual and potential Green Party presidential candidates that were excluded from the MoveOn.org “virtual primary”; allowing Green Party members and sympathizers to demonstrate early support for particular candidates; and demonstrating the use of Instant Runoff Voting…
It is going to get some time to achieve some level of recognition here, but this virtual primary, along with the IRV system, will give a higher profile to the Greens, who are desperately battling against the media indifference and the Democrats’ fear.
We have virtual primary on July 7th! Go now and vote! Posted by Camilo at July 3, 2003 02:05 PM
I belong to no party, anymore. However, I find much to respect in the Green Party and the Natural Law parties. The Green Party platform of 2000 leaves a lot to be desired, however, as recruitment tool for the general public.
The ecological ties that bind the Green Party make up an excellent component of the platform. However, it is posited as the main thrust of the party. As such, it leaves the reader with the impression that environmental issues are the main thrust of the party. Consequently, this leaves the reader with the implication that the Green Party would be relatively ineffective in shaping equally important policies such as foreign affairs, social security and retirement in America, escalating health care costs and the recently revealed decline in health care quality that is killing thousands every year.
It seems to me, the Green Party should consolidate and express a platform on broad issues that are not specifically environmental in nature. Thus they may reach out to a broader spectrum of Americans and shed their image as a single issue party.
Posted by: David Remer at July 5, 2003 10:42 AM
