This Conference was the best since I have been attending them. The content of the panels was informative, the production of the mock trial was up to theatrical standards with George Washington as a guest witness. Meet old and new friends.
Use the above link to view the keynote speech by Jacki Salit.
Thanks to The Hankster for inviting me to her group for lunch. At our table I meet:
Joe Gandelman, the Editor-in-Chief, at The Moderate Voice, An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right.
Rai-mon Nemar is an independent lifestyle advocate and the founder of LEGENDmag. With a background in music, coupled with more then 12 years of being an entrepreneur, Rai-mon is a forward-thinking progressive who's life work is synthesizing the independent aesthetic and creating a community for "indies".
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Jackie Salit and IndependentVoting.org General Counsel, Harry Kresky with:
•John Avlon, Senior Political Consultant, TheDailyBeast.com; Founder, No Labels
•Theresa Amato, Ralph Nader’s Presidential Campaign Manager in 2004
•James Mangia, Executive Director, St. John's Well Child & Family Center and Founding Secretary, National Reform Party
•Bradley Tusk, Founder, Tusk Strategies; Campaign Manager Bloomberg 2009
•Lenora Fulani, Co-founder, IndependentVoting.org
•Michael Hardy, General Counsel, National Action Network
•Cathy Stewart, Chair, New York County Independence Party
•Douglas Schoen, pollster and author
Use this link to view the panel discussion.
This great panel discussed among many issues, how to expand the independents' issues, including our concept of "Open Primaries, Open Ballot". Here are my notes from the meeting:
•How do we take local issues and wrap them around the need for Structural Political Reform to get the right candidates on the ballot so all the voters' can take part in the primary process to address this issues?
•The process you go through affects the outcomes you get!
•Were are the local Good Government Groups' on the issue of Structural Political Reform and how can we take advantage of their voices?
•How do we explain the independent concepts of Open Primaries and Open Ballots?
How would you answer my questions?
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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4 comments:
Maybe the best way to explain open primary is to define it.
Perhaps I set too high a standard... but I flew halfway across the country expecting a conference where I'd learn something more than what I already get from IndependentVoting.org's emails.
I've been to a dozen or so conferences and this was the least educational. It was more a pep rally for mostly liberal independents.
I chose to go to this over a training... I made a mistake. It was fun, but all I gained out of it was a slightly better understanding of how out of touch IndependentVoting.org is with the mainstream of independents.
Soloman, you didnt show up around the conference I didnt even know you were there. To bad we could of had a good chat!
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