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[Originally posted at IndependentPoliticalReport.com, hence the somewhat dry tone about a campaign I actually have been slightly involved in. The Green Party of Philadelphia will also be nominating candidates for other offices this Thursday, and we've been keeping busy with fracking protests, a May Day event, a monthly dinner, among other things.] The Green [...] Our guest was Damon Eris of Poli-Tea, who shared his extensive knowledge of independent and third party politics. This was a fun, fast-moving, highly informative show with some great conversations. Topics included: The Myth of the Myth of the Independent. They aren’t just closet Democrats or Republicans but span the political spectrum with many [...] Our guest is Damon Eris, who blogs extensively about “Third party and independent opposition to the two-party state,” ballot status issues and related topics at Poli-Tea, CAIVN, and elsewhere. The podcast is hosted on BlogTalkRadio. Call in to listen live at 626-414-3492 tonight at 8:30 PM PT (9:30 PM MT, 10:30 PM CT, 11:30 [...] In an open letter to the leaders of the Philadelphia labor movement, the young and energetic organizer for UFCW Local 152 Hugh Giordano has challenged the city’s unions to have the courage to support the Green Party. Giordano ran an exceptionally strong campaign as a Green for state legislature this year, which I wrote about [...] Poli-Tea effectively counters the tedious arguments against voting for third parties, such as “Monsters might win, be scared”, “I know we suck but the other side is suckier”, “You poor deluded idealistic fool”, “You’re wasting your vote”, and so on. Like, how is voting for a major party not wasting my vote? Really, I [...] The Green Party has come through a serious bad patch and may be poised to become a major third party force again. I was Co-coordinator of the Green Party of Los Angeles County from 2001-2002. It was an extremely dysfunctional time for the GP, now apparently over and ancient history. Good. Their National Meeting [...] 46% of respondents stated that they would be enthusiastic or comfortable with an independent or third party candidate, while only 23% stated that they would have reservations or be uncomfortable about the prospect. Perhaps what is most instructive about these results is not the fact that such a large portion of the public is willing [...] |  | ||||
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