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When Ralph Nader ran for president in 2000, he offered a simple reason to ultimately help “Spoiled” I had the honor of participating in the Democratic vote election with Al Gore. Nader believes that the two parties are ideologically indistinguishable.
This argument is unfounded. have Significant differences exist policy In George W. Bush Dick Cheney (George W. Thanks Nader – and ours. For Nader, this is not to say the “two-party double monopoly” he created. This is about him desire arrive push Gore and the left-wing Democrats.
Of course, today, no one can reasonably think that the two parties are not ideologically different. The core problem in Washington, D.C. is that they are too split to do a lot of work.
Although most In an era where Republicans and Democrats work together to find bipartisan solutions to big problems, and when Americans aspire, many congressmen refuse to work together migrantthis Debt cap and other issues that are crucial to the country, even if the two-party system is the way to restore our common prosperity and security. Indeed, today, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats’ Senate, a two-party system is the only way to pass any legislation.
While eliminating the division that plagues our political system is not simple, one step can be taken, which first provides voters with real choices in the 2024 presidential election.
Most commonly, when Americans vote for the president and vice president, they have only two viable votes: one nominated by the Democratic Party and the other nominated by the Republican Party. But what if they had a third viable option?
The process of adding a third viable option is not only difficult and time-consuming, but also time-consuming Different states and the District of Columbia.
today, No labelIt is a nonprofit organization that I co-chair and is laying the foundation for such events in 2024. Since the beginning of 2022, our team has been working hard nationwide to get voting visits to obtain potentially label-free votes, usually by collecting a certain number of petition signatures for voters in each state.
If we succeed, a solidarity vote of one Democrat and one Republican can be presented to voters next to Republican and democratic candidates.
We think this is the insurance policy of the country – this option can only be deployed if neither of the two major party nominees provide voters with the choice of candidates they wish to vote or exit the voter. Partisan divisions now dominate the country’s capital. We will consistently monitor Americans’ views through our own research and polls and public votes to make this decision.
In this and several other ways, the effort without labels is no bigger difference from the “spoiler” movement that Nader tried twenty years ago.
First, if there is no label lending its voting line to the presidential vote, the presidential candidate will be a Democrat, and the vice presidential candidate will be a Republican, and vice versa. So it will attract some voters who may vote for the Democratic vote, while others who may vote for the Republican vote. It will attract other voters who will not vote for it.
These nominees will be selected by a diverse and prominent citizenship group serving on a committee and will be approved by representatives of the NO Babels National Congress scheduled for April 2024. The Convention will be held six weeks after March 5. Super Tuesday’s primary election, which historically clarifies who the major party nominees are.
Second, the 2024 effort without labels is not intended to push Democratic nominees to the left or right Republican candidates. Instead, it aims to force one or both sides to call on the growing common sense majority of the United States. If they don’t, our voting line will create an opening for the Unity Vote.
according to Recent polls conducted by CNNthe number of individuals identified as independent is increasing, now accounting for 41% of voters, while only 28% describe themselves as Democrats and 31% of themselves refer to themselves as Republicans. These figures have more evidence that in 2024, independent votes may have potential winning paths.
But if there seems to be no such a path in the coming months, then no tag will stop, and instead focus on the work done by electing and organizing Senate members over the past decade, they have shown courage to reach the aisle – both parties member Housing Problem Solvers Caucus.
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It seems that the Biden administration has begun to recognize the urgent need to attract common sense majority. President Joe Biden Recently signed as law A Republican measure to crack down on Washington, D.C., Crime Act to reduce penalties for those who commit violent crimes, he declares stricter Border Control policy.
Our hope is that those Republicans are vying for partisan nominations will also see the need to go beyond their bases, rather than calling for Split Policy and politics.
Finally, no label hope no Our voting line must be provided to independent solidarity votes. We hope that all parties can sense. But from anger and the end of the world reaction With no label insurance policy on both sides, it is clear to strategists that the party leaders now know that ignoring common sense majority can have political costs. That’s why we hope to have a better future for our government and our country.
