tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post4143572149977183921..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: CSM gets rolled by Americans ElectSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-16682260024975089572011-12-01T13:25:58.728-07:002011-12-01T13:25:58.728-07:00Right. I listened to a story the other day where a...Right. I listened to a story the other day where an AE representative insisted that the group is not a political party, but then went on to describe a process that sounds precisely like what a party does. It's pure doublespeak. But I suppose that it's a fitting entity for a populace that professes to love democracy while hating everything about the democratic process.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-74912354652974132722011-11-30T14:17:55.078-07:002011-11-30T14:17:55.078-07:00Yeah, I don't get that, either. They're ba...Yeah, I don't get that, either. They're basically inviting interested people to participate in a convention. How that differs from what the parties have traditionally done escapes me.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-88464597006145887612011-11-30T13:55:47.022-07:002011-11-30T13:55:47.022-07:00Wow, you weren't kidding when you said that CS...Wow, you weren't kidding when you said that CSM got rolled.<br /><br />My confusion with AE is that I don't understand why they think their nomination system is any different than the old caucus/convention system. I guess it has the twist of direct democracy at the national convention, but that seems like a bug, not a feature.<br /><br />And you just KNOW that the type of people who believe in this AE stuff would be the exact type of people who hated the caucus/convention system.Matt Glassmanhttp://www.mattglassman.comnoreply@blogger.com