A New Party Dedicated to Implementing Public Voting

[Michael Allan]

Thanks for answering Rhett, I have another question.

> In general, I have to compete with the Democrats and Republicans.
> They are well organized and have lots of money and people.  I have
> one person and an idea.

What would success look like in terms of this competitive landscape?
Would there still be a duopoly?  Of which parties?  Or would the basic
landscape be changed?  And how?

Maybe Ed has some thoughts, too.

Mike


Rhett Pepe said:
> In general, I have to compete with the Democrats and Republicans. They are
> well organized and have lots of money and people. I have one person and an
> idea.
> 
> At first I'm just running for city council Flagstaff 2014, so, near term, I
> have to beat my competitors there.
> 
> I don't know of any other party that is doing what I'm attempting.
> 
> I have to organize both a party and a technology on donated money, so that
> is a huge obstacle.
> 
> On the plus side, the people I tell about this are nearly all highly
> supportive and say they would vote for it as they are tired of politics as
> usual.
> 
> Does that answer your question?
> 
> Rhett
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Michael Allan <mike at zelea.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to work till I'm 83, too.  :^)
> >
> > > ... I think after voters get a feel for this, provided they have a
> > > good experience with both the party and the software, they will not
> > > go back. ...
> >
> > What kind of competition do you expect in this?
> >
> > Mike