Health & Fitness
How to Enable Third Parties and Help the Major Parties, Too
We need far more than an Internet-streaming opportunity for the public to learn about three of the third party candidates for president. Iowans should back an available win-win-win proposal.
Say hello to Gary Johnson, once the Republican governor of New Mexico and currently the Libertarian Party candidate for president. He's no relation, and I won't be voting for him. But I'm glad he'll be on my Iowa ballot November 6, and you should be, too.
This blog entry advances two propositions: (1) We, as voters and American citizens, have benefited from, and therefore should welcome and encourage the participation of third parties in our political system. (2) The two major parties, now virulent opponents of third parties, would actually improve their odds if they would support a little reform called "instant runoff voting" (IRV) -- a win-win-win for major parties, third parties, and every American.
To read more about this obvious approach, and why it helps everyone, click here.