tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post49961265744641866..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: Break the Duopoly: Electoral Fusiond.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-64492652808565747412010-01-14T20:48:18.095-05:002010-01-14T20:48:18.095-05:00Darn. Just left a long comment that got eaten app...Darn. Just left a long comment that got eaten apparently. To recap:<br /><br />Sam, your point holds in non-fusion states too, where major party operatives infiltrate weak third party and independent groups.<br /><br />Maikeru, no problem, it's a great series thus far. Coming off of Sam's point, if the duopolists won't hesitate to hijack third party and independent ballot lines, d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-83358416520411547482010-01-14T16:38:29.985-05:002010-01-14T16:38:29.985-05:00Thanks for linking to my article. While I write fr...Thanks for linking to my article. While I write from a progressive perspective, you're absolutely right that electoral fusion is potentially useful to activists regardless of their political philosophy. And even though I personally disagree with some of the political beliefs of conservatives and libertarians, I nonetheless think that we're better off with a political system that Maikeru Roninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648834639084331186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-63658812697925260582010-01-14T16:10:27.089-05:002010-01-14T16:10:27.089-05:00As a New Yorker I must point out that cross-endors...As a New Yorker I must point out that cross-endorsement can only benefit independents if they commit themselves to vigilance against inflitration by the major parties. As I've written before, cross-endorsement has earned the Working Families party a ballot line, but at the local level (e.g. Rensselaer County) the WFP has been extremely vulnerable to takeover by Republicans. If the object of Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com