Americans Elect 2012 Update

Thanks to Ballot Access News for this post.

On PBS NEWSHOUR, Judy Woodruff interviewed Elliot Ackerman, Chief Operating Officer for Americans Elect and a decorated veteran of both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and former Clinton adviser and Democratic pollster Douglas Schoen, who sits on the group's board of advisers.

Judy reports on the latest attempt to push American politics away from a system dominated by two parties by a nonprofit organization called Americans Elect who will host an online national political convention to select the President and Vice President to be on all 50 states' ballot and upend the way candidates are nominated for the U.S. presidency.

Use the above link to hear and read a transcript of the interview.









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Michael H. Drucker
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A new way to choose a President

Americans Elect (AE), was previously called Unity ’12, and still earlier Unity ’08. AE plans to nominate a presidential ticket in 2012 that will bridge the vital center of American opinion.

In June 2012, Americans Elect will invite you and every registered voter in the country to go online and choose a third ticket for President and Vice President through a secure, Internet-based convention. This 21st-century ticket will give voice to the vital center of the American public and will be on the ballot in all 50 states.

America's challenges are only getting bigger as the two political parties in Washington fail to work together to find solutions. Voters across the political spectrum—Republicans, Democrats, and independents—feel left out or put off by the endless shouting match that solves nothing. We need new leaders who represent and answer to the people, not the parties, and it begins with you.

I was a member of Unity '08, so I will follow this new effort closely.

Use the above link to find out more about this effort.









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Michael H. Drucker
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