Posted on 01/23/2010 8:43:20 AM PST by Kartographer
The more important question for the populist movement may be whether this loosely organized political phenomenon can remain intact long enough to challenge a two-party system that has dominated American politics since George Washington rode off to Mount Vernon to live out his final years. If history is any guide, the prospects of long-term success are as unlikely as a Republican winning a Senate seat in Massachusetts.
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I wonder how the price compares to,say, a Dem or Rep convention?
I was concerned about “Tea Party protestors” protesting their own convention.
Maybe the local Tea Party groups could have state and local “conventions”.
I like Sara, but I don’t seek her counsel, grovel at her likeness or worship at her altar anymore than I do any politician. I think she’s going down the wrong path here and I view her support for McCain as a political form of battered wife syndrome (He’s not so bad, I can change him, he didn’t mean it etc...while he continues to abuse her).
I can only guess but that guess is that it is much cheaper than the major parties where the parties are trying to extract as much money as possible from their faithful.
I think that the local conventions (or regional) make a lot of sense, especially so early in the movement.
good points.
Agree.
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