Internet-Based Political Party Opens Doors 291
AlamedaStone writes "New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Thomas L. Friedman writes (edited for brevity): 'If [...] idiocy by elected officials [...] leaves you wishing that we had more options today [...] not only are you not alone, but help may be on the way. Thanks to a quiet political start-up that is now ready to show its hand, a viable, centrist, third presidential ticket, elected by an Internet convention, is going to emerge in 2012.' Currently it looks like more liberal-inclined individuals are registering, but it would make for a healthier system if more viewpoints were represented."
Centrist? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Yawn (Score:5, Informative)
As the group explains on its Web site, www.americanselect.org [americanselect.org]: “Americans Elect is the first-ever open nominating process. We’re using the Internet to give every single voter — Democrat, Republican or independent — the power to nominate a presidential ticket in 2012. The people will choose the issues. The people will choose the candidates. And in a secure, online convention next June, the people will make history by putting their choice on the ballot in every state.”
Re:Another PROBLEM party! (Score:4, Informative)
In fact that's exactly what Nebraska does. The parties are not shown on the ballots. They even have a unicamerial legislature. They've got it figured out.