Comments on: Excluding Carol Miller http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ChrisDudley http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-22550 ChrisDudley Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-22550 Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments. <br><br>As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates. <br><br>KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.<br><br>Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse. Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments.

As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates.

KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.

Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse.

]]> By: ChrisDudley http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-19301 ChrisDudley Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:26:00 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-19301 Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments. <br><br>As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates. <br><br>KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.<br><br>Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse. Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments.

As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates.

KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.

Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse.

]]> By: ChrisDudley http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-10973 ChrisDudley Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:26:00 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-10973 Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments. <br><br>As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates. <br><br>KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.<br><br>Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse. Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments.

As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates.

KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.

Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse.

]]> By: ChrisDudley http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-2107 ChrisDudley Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:26:00 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-2107 Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments. <br><br>As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates. <br><br>KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.<br><br>Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse. Viability seems, at first, a rational bar for any third party candidate. But who decides viability, right? If she pulled 17 percent in the mid 90s then she might be considered viable by some independent arguments.

As long as media organizations are allowed to use the public commons, the airwaves, the cables, the roads, essentially free of charge they will do as they please. The question in this is who owns the medium, the corporation, whose interest is money, or Americans, whose interest should be a full vetting of all ideas and candidates.

KOB-TV is just doing what any financially interested party would do, toss out the one most likely not to win so as to curry favor with the eventual winner, whichever of the other two that is.

Instant runoff helps. Unfortunately, until elections are fully funded by taxpayers and the press is forced to give free, and reasonably long, slots to candidates we will have corporate money decisions ruling our public discourse.

]]> By: Thomas_James http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-2024 Thomas_James Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:51:23 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-2024 Alright Jeeter, I am convinced. Sign me up. Lets start a movement at least here in NM to get this done! Alright Jeeter, I am convinced. Sign me up. Lets start a movement at least here in NM to get this done!

]]> By: Jeeter http://newmexicoindependent.com/7855/excluding-carol-miller#comment-2018 Jeeter Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:37:18 +0000 http://newmexicoindependent.com/?p=7855#comment-2018 Third party candidates will never be able to get traction without something like Instant Runoff voting.<br><br>Democrats and Republicans may be interested in supporting the ideas and candidacies of 3rd parties, but they won't water down their party's sure possibility of election unless their second-choice vote will count.<br><br>Other countries have this reasonable election system. We should, too.<br>.<br>.<br>. Third party candidates will never be able to get traction without something like Instant Runoff voting.

Democrats and Republicans may be interested in supporting the ideas and candidacies of 3rd parties, but they won't water down their party's sure possibility of election unless their second-choice vote will count.

Other countries have this reasonable election system. We should, too.
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