I just read about Unity 08 in Newsweek. The upshot:<\/p>\n
“The Unity08 plan is for an online third-party convention in mid-2008, following the early primaries. Any registered voter could be a delegate; their identities would be confirmed by cross-referencing with voter registration rolls…”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wow! Using the Internet in much the same fashion as Howard Dean did a third party\u00c2\u00a0could barge its way\u00c2\u00a0into the 08 Presidential election. As Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter says<\/a> 40% of all Americans self identify as Independents these days. That leaves 30% each for the polarized, self righteous, Democrats and Republicans.\u00c2\u00a0 Could such a plurality bring America together again? Check it out: Unity 08<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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