>The Nation had an interesting article about debates w/in the Green Party
>on 2004 election strategy (see below). After reading it, I've got a
>question for Green / Third Party folks on the list. In an election
>like 2004, where if Bush wins we are seriously screwed and where there's
>a clear difference between the likely Dem presidential candidates and
>Bush -- not on all issues, but on plenty -- why not focus on state-level
>races and skip the national race?
Isn't that the way the social democrats became the dominant party in Sweden? I think they started with local races and built themselves up to a national party.
Doug