----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Schulman <jschulman at world.oberlin.edu> To: <asdnet at igc.topica.com> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 11:23 AM Subject: [ASDnet] Sawicky on why the Left can't run in Dem primaries
> [Joe Schwartz, you're seeing Max Sawicky in January, right? Ask him
> about this...]
>
> A bunch of reasons:
> a) you can't appeal to independents as easily;
> b) you identify yourself with a bankrupt institution;
> c) you preclude running as an independent later;
> d) you blur your message into that of an alien party;
> e) you deprive yourself of a platform in the general election, when
> more people are watching;
> f) some states don't have binding primaries, but tricky and/or stacked
> convention/caucus procedures.
>
> A better question is, why didn't all the dudes screaming at
> Nader run something in the primaries. Where was the
> 'Democratic left'? Bill Bradley? Please.
>
> - Jason
>
> The preceding is a personal opinion. Try not to post more than daily.
>
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