Fierce opposition to the Ron Paul campaign is just one example of the intense partisan pressure for conformity.
The organization approached the problem from the wrong direction, namely, from the top down. Another inherent weakness in the Americans Elect strategy is its implicit assumption that the ideal alternative presidential ticket would be bipartisan, consisting of one individual from each of the two legacy parties.
Ron Paul seems to have the parliamentary grounds for a first ballot upset and a primary victory– no brokered convention necessary.
Three seasoned, experienced politicians are running for SD-5 and a Democratic win could determine a Senate supermajority.
In previous years, registered party members received a ballot that listed only the names of candidates from their party. Independent voters received a ‘non-partisan’ ballot, which was limited to the initiatives and non-partisan candidates.
At 11am PST, the Independent Voter Project and the Independent Voter Network went live from San Diego to announce the details of the unprecedented Independent Voter Survey.
Proposition 14 and Open Primaries represent the spirit of democracy and our republican form of government, which makes the partisan motivations of those in opposition to the change in rules, suspect.
What would be an immigration policy that emphasized free markets and individual liberty while strengthening families and our work ethic?
In SD-19, we have the spectacle of two liberal Democrat candidates increasingly targeting the other while mostly ignoring the Republican.
The problem with a Marco Rubio pick is that his selection would only typify all of Mitt Romney’s weaknesses, rather than strengthen them.
