Comments on: Politics: Modern Whig interview gets attention http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/2008/08/26/politics-modern-whig-interview-gets-attention/ News and Media from River City Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:35:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ross http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/2008/08/26/politics-modern-whig-interview-gets-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-3439 Ross Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:48:08 +0000 http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/?p=580#comment-3439 Thanks for quoting my article! I write for Independent Political Report, but agree with a lot of what you say. Thanks for quoting my article!

I write for Independent Political Report, but agree with a lot of what you say.

]]> By: Rog http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/2008/08/26/politics-modern-whig-interview-gets-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-3404 Rog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:08:55 +0000 http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/?p=580#comment-3404 The issue that McGee is failing to realize is that the Whigs are circumventing the ballot access issue by combining their strategy and tactics with their idea of starting with a winning track record by running Whigs on major party tickets. The Whigs seem to get it that the majority of average Joes and Janes won't be checking the name of a candidate that isn't next to a D or an R. Change often comes from within. The issue that McGee is failing to realize is that the Whigs are circumventing the ballot access issue by combining their strategy and tactics with their idea of starting with a winning track record by running Whigs on major party tickets. The Whigs seem to get it that the majority of average Joes and Janes won’t be checking the name of a candidate that isn’t next to a D or an R. Change often comes from within.

]]> By: Eyebrows McGee http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/2008/08/26/politics-modern-whig-interview-gets-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-3402 Eyebrows McGee Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:49:02 +0000 http://pundit.blogpeoria.com/?p=580#comment-3402 Given the Greens' success in Europe, Aus/NZ, and parts of Canada (as well as in local elections in the US), including experience in governing coalitions, I don't think it's non-viable as a third party -- I would suggest the problem in the US is a ballot-access issue, which is exactly the same problem with Whigs will face. Given the Greens’ success in Europe, Aus/NZ, and parts of Canada (as well as in local elections in the US), including experience in governing coalitions, I don’t think it’s non-viable as a third party — I would suggest the problem in the US is a ballot-access issue, which is exactly the same problem with Whigs will face.

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