Democrats. Republicans. Greens. Unities? A new push from President Ford and Carter’s administration alums and two-term former Maine governor Angus King are making an earnest effort to take the White House in 2008 by pushing a “unity ticket.” Whether they attach themselves to independents or secure presidential and vice presidential candidates from opposing parties to run on the same ticket, Unity08 is hoping not to spoil the election, but to snap up all the votes from other parties.
So far, they don’t have a frontrunner for their ticket, but they’ve already got a platform. They’re “crucial issues” include education, energy independence, deficit spending, global terrorism, health care and nuclear proliferation. And their “important” issues: gay marriage, gun control and abortion rights.
Funny, because those latter three are just about all Americans can focus on.
Maroon09
Of course, you are right, the latter three are all that America can focus on. However, I think that might be what is so neat about the whole Unity idea. I am just sick of seeing politicians manipulate social issues [whether for or against gay marriage] for their own good.
Granted, it seems like Unity won’t be advocating for social issues like gay marriage [again, whether for or against] – but the idea makes me wonder whether or not a shift away from these issues as the core of American politics will allow for more progression in America?