Editor note: Joe Lieberman, independent, is a former US Senator, who represented Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. He was a candidate for vice presidents of democrats in the 2000 presidential election. The views expressed in this comment are his own. View More opinions On CNN.
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When Ralph Nader ran for the presidency in 2000, he proposed a simple justification, which ultimately help “spoil” Democratic ticket elections, which I was privileged to be with Al Gorus. According to Nadera, the two sides were ideologically integral.
This argument was unreasonable. Was Significant differences V policy Between the ticket of George Bush-Dick Cheney, who turned out to be the winner, partially Thank you I hope – And ours. For Naderar, this was not actually about the “bicameral duopol”, since he came up with it. It was about his wish To push Mountains and the Democratic Party on the left.
Today, of course, no one can reasonably say that the two sides are not ideologically different. The main problem in Washington, the district of Colombia, is that they are too divided to do a lot.
Although a majority Americans, for a long time in the era, when the Republicans and Democrats worked together to find bicopartican solutions for big problems, many members of the Congress refuse to work together on immigration, District ceiling And other issues critical for the country, even when bicamerality is a way to restore our general prosperity and security. Indeed, today, when the Republicans who control the ward and the Democrats, the Senate, the two -partyism are the only way to adopt any legislation.
While the abolition of the divisions, from which from which from our political system it will not be simple, there is one step that can be taken -and this begins with the fact that it gives voters a real alternative in the 2024 presidential election.
Most often, when the Americans cast their votes for the president and vice president, their vote has only two viable tickets: one, appointed by the Democratic Party, and the other by the Republican Party. But what happens if they have a third viable option?
The process of adding that the third viable option is not only difficult and laborious, but also varies from state to state And in the district of Colombia.
Today, No labelsThe non -profit organization, which I am attending, lays the foundation for such a campaign in 2024. Since the beginning of 2022, our team has worked hard throughout the country to gain access to a ballot ballot for a potential ticket without shortcuts, as a rule, by collecting a certain number of petition signatures from voters in each state.
If we achieve success, a ticket of unity, consisting of one Democrat and one Republican, can be represented by voters next to candidates from Republicans and Democrats.
We think about this as an insurance policy for the country – an option for deployment, if, and only if both two main candidates from the party cannot offer voters the choice of candidates for whom they would like to vote, or a way out of the partisan disagreement, which now dominates the capital of the country. We will consistently monitor the opinion of the Americans through our own research and surveys, as well as a public survey in order to make this determination.
In this and several other ways, the efforts of labels could not differ from the “spoiler” campaign, which Nader tried two decades ago.
Firstly, if not a single label could provide their voting lines for the presidential ticket, a democrat will be a presidential candidate, and a candidate for vice presidents will be a republican or vice versa. Thus, some voters who otherwise could vote for a democratic ticket, and other voters who otherwise could vote for a republican ticket. And other voters who would not vote behind them will appeal.
These candidates will be selected by a diverse and outstanding group of citizens serving in the committee – and will be ratified by delegates who are gathered at the National Concerts of the National National National level for April 2024
Secondly, no efforts to label 2024 are intended to push candidates from the Democratic Party to the left or republican candidates to the right. Rather, it is intended in order to force one or both sides to turn to the growing majority of common sense of America. If they do not, our voting line will create an opening for the Unity ticket, which will be.
In accordance with Recent CNN surveyThe number of people who identify as independent is growing, currently contains 41%of the electorate – compared with only 28%, who called themselves democrats and 31%, who called themselves Republicans. These figures are more evidence that in 2024 there may be a potential path to victory for an independent ticket.
But if in the upcoming months, it seems, there is no such path, not a single label will stand, instead focusing on the work that we have done over the past decade in order to choose and organize members of the chamber and the Senate, who have demonstrated the courage through the passage, including two -party members. House of Solving Caucus Problems.
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It seems that the Biden administration can already begin to realize the imperative of addressing most sanity. President Joe Biden Recently signed the law The Republican measure to collect Washington, the District of Colombia, the bill on crime reduces fines for those who commit violent crimes, and declared a more stringent Border control politicians.
We hope that the Republicans rush for the nomination of their party dividing Politics and politics.
In the end, the labels do not hope No To offer our voting line for an independent Unity ticket. We want the parties to come in their feelings. But judging by evil and apocalyptic reaction Of the strategists of both sides, at the thought of an insurance policy without shortcuts, it is clear that party leaders now know that there may be political costs, ignoring the majority sensibly. And this is a reason to hope for a better future for our government and our country.
