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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
pantophobia -- i think the problem with 3rd parties here is their electoral strategy, they all want to elect presidents without an ounce of congressional support.
green libertarian and other parties would be better off building an electoral base in regions-- cities, states-- and projecting that influence nationally.
a green party president cannot win today but a green mayor could. maybe a green governor. then elect a couple of senators & build an electoral block
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indeed, remember when Matt Gonzalez almost beat Gavin Newsome in the runoff election in San Francisco? I think the Greens have lost a lot of focus when they decied it was best to try to boost David Cobb as their new face and presidential candidate, i don't think they have really recovered from such a blow at this point, but some places can certainly elect a green for mayor or on school boards and so on