The antiestablishment left and right can come together and dethrone the establishment. In voting, people can pair up and vote for an independent candidate rather than cancelling out each other.
Three Cheers for Justin Amash; Seeing the Two Centers
Former Rep. Justin Amash — who quit the Republican Party and lost a valuable committee assignment in 2019 and then decided not to seek reelection in 2020 — has put himself forward as a possible House Speaker. Amash putting himself forward for House Speaker took guts. It’s a step to seeing the reality of our political spectrum: There’s the establishment center and the anti-establishment center.
Trump is the Opposable Thumb of the Establishment: Trump appears to stand in opposition to the establishment, but in fact helps it grab more.
Two years after he lost the presidency, Trump continues to dominate much discussion in the US, yet the meaning of Trump’s time as president is still poorly understood by many across the political spectrum. There are several layers to it, but at his core, Trump was the opposable thumb of the establishment. He pretended to be against it, […]
Craig Murray: “It is a neat concept”
Human rights activist and former British Amb. Craig Murray writes: With two such appalling candidates, is major problem. Many people are voting Trump to stop Clinton, even though they don’t like Trump. Many others are voting Clinton to stop Trump, even though don’t like Clinton. Both Republicans and Democrats fear that support third party candidate, […]
A VotePact Dialogue
Steve: Why Jason, will you my vote buddy?
Jason: What ever are you proposing?
Steve: You’ve been a right winger as long as I’ve known you. I dare say you’ve not ever voted Democratic?
Jason: I avoid doing things that would lead me upon reflection to blow my brains out.
Steve: Well, I should admit to you I’ve voted Democratic at times. Why just this election, I voted for Bernie Sanders.
Can A Third Political Party Bring Change in US Foreign Policy?
The dissatisfaction with the two establishment parties is substantial, and is hardly a new phenomena. But the establishment of a third political party has not reached a tipping point for several reasons. by Sam Husseini A widely-covered Gallup poll in mid-February found support for a third party at a highpoint. This was apparently fueled in substantial […]
Talking VotePact on Flashpoints
Recently did a few interviews on various outlets, including Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein out of KPFA, the birthplace of listener sponsored radio. On web here — starts at the 19:00 minute mark. (Also, it’s on podcast here. It’s the second segment.)
VotePact Gives You Leverage Over the Duopoly
VotePact is a voting strategy that advocates that people vote for their actual preferences by pairing up with someone on the other side of the Democratic-Republican divide. So people can strategically vote for the candidates they most like without fear of helping those they most fear. Instead of effectively cancelling out each other — one for […]
Problems with Rejecting the “Safe State” Strategy
The group RootsAction is backing the “safe state” strategy as espoused by RootsAction — are out the window and that anyone who wants to stop Trump must vote for Biden no matter where they live. They may criticize Biden in some ways, but they are planning on voting for him even though they are in […]