I never heard of them. And I read a lot. Hmmm.
What is the guy smoking? Gun-grabber Bloomberg a "centerist". That is utter nonsense.
Whether there is a 3rd Party or not is up to the Republicans. If they "choose poorly" it will happen. What will that mean? Anybody's guess. Under the current situation a real "center-right' 3rd party might actually do the impossible and win the election. (I am not advocating a 3rd Party)
H. W. Bush’s economy was Shangri-La compared to Zero’s.
Generally speaking, this would probably benefit us. A mushy middle candidate will pull more from Hussein than it will a Republican nominee. There are a lot of people that have been trained to hate Republicans, but many of those might be disillusioned with Obama enough to deny him a vote if they had another choice. Looking at the losers this Americans Elect group is excited about, I feel very confident this would hurt Obama far more than the Republican nominee.
Anderson was a Republican. He did not take votes from Carter, he took votes from Reagan.
“Collection of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents” is otherwise known as “Democrats”.
Well it looks like the "no labels" crowd found one.
Peter Ackerman and his son, who runs it, are pure insider leftists. And, according to the poll of ‘members’ I took when I joined a couple of months ago, its membership skews way left as well.So they would clearly be interested in helping Obama with a spoiler, but it could be interesting to see how they use an ‘election’ from their membership to get a candidate who would accomplish that.
Americans Elect says it plans to choose a presidential nominee (and a vice presidential candidate, who by the group's rules can't come from the same party) by June."
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Starbucks CEO calls for political tele-townhall "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp chief executive Howard Schultz urged Americans on Friday to join a giant "tele-townhall" next week to discuss ways to break the partisan gridlock in Washington.
In an open letter circulated via email, the head of the world's biggest coffee chain invited "concerned Americans" to take part in a national call-in conversation next Tuesday hosted by the nonpartisan group No Labels, dedicated to fostering cooperative and more effective government."............
The goal is bold, but the manner in which Americans Elect is pursuing its aims is highly unorthodox. Although it is attempting to qualify as a new party in California and other states, the group's legal designation is that of a nonpolitical, tax-exempt social welfare organization.
Under that designation, Americans Elect has been able to keep private its financiers, raising questions about what forces are driving the massive undertaking. The group has labored largely under the radar for the last 16 months, raising $20 million while successfully gaining ballot access in Arizona, Alaska, Kansas and Nevada. It is seeking certification in Michigan, Hawaii, Missouri and Florida besides California, with an additional 18 states in the pipeline before the end of the year.
"Elliot Ackerman said Americans Elect does not take any money from special interests or political action committees, adding that it is up to donors to determine whether they want to be identified. "I think that's an unfortunate testament to the status of our political landscape that people feel uncomfortable about disclosing the fact that they're supporting an open nominating process," he said.
Campaign finance reform advocates who are pressing the IRS to issue stricter regulations governing the use of 501(c)4s said they don't buy the notion that Americans Elect is nonpolitical."..... [then it gets REALLY interesting]
....many of the group's experienced political operatives hail from centrist circles: Chief Executive Kahlil Byrd is a GOP strategist who worked for Massachusetts' Democratic governor, Deval Patrick. Pollster Doug Schoen worked for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign, as well as for New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, an independent."...
[That is the closing thought in the article -- and where the Left could begin to dilute the conservative vote in the U.S. political system -- as they have in South America countries -- as it keeps smaller groups bickering for control, while the strong progressive party solidifies power.]