tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post285623318893017403..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): How Greg Bowes Is Right and Why It Won't Save Him (My Opus in Response to His Opus)Chris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-42853320169249907262009-11-25T15:00:24.739-05:002009-11-25T15:00:24.739-05:00Slating is, in fact, a joke. As an elected PC, no...Slating is, in fact, a joke. As an elected PC, no one from the party has ever reached out to me. If I ever decided to run for office, I would not slate. Suck it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-27078385890769391242009-11-24T15:43:31.732-05:002009-11-24T15:43:31.732-05:00Personally, I think the MCDP is a joke. The 2007 e...Personally, I think the MCDP is a joke. The 2007 elections prove that. <br /><br />You write "Precinct committeepersons register voters, put up yard signs, staff the polls, and get out the vote." Yeah right, I have never seen a precinct person in Indy leading a legitimate GOTV operation. <br /><br /> <br />I have seen at slating conventions precinct committee persons who have no connection to the precinct that they represent. I remember talking to one young committee person (Im all for youth being precinct leaders) who was a committee person because her aunt worked for one of the judge canidiates.) She had no clue about the canidiates or issues. <br /><br />Lets just bury the the whole slating convention thing and let the best canidiates and operations on primary day do the job of selecting the best canidiates. <br /><br />I could keep going but thanks for the blog post!mike oleshttp://www.mikeoles3.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-12288245887086154532009-11-24T11:19:15.218-05:002009-11-24T11:19:15.218-05:00I do think slating can be reformed, though there i...I do think slating can be reformed, though there is undoubtedly a Sisyphean feel to the task. Stay tuned! I'll be writing on this shortly. <br /><br />Oh, I do think any party's ward chairs should be allowed to vote if they aren't also PCs.Chris Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-11590121595333527482009-11-23T19:20:54.850-05:002009-11-23T19:20:54.850-05:00Electicvibe, that won't change the fact that f...Electicvibe, that won't change the fact that for the time being the Ds and Rs are doing to dominate.<br /><br />Excellent analysis of slating. By the way, in the Marion County GOP, ward chairman can vote at slating. It's not just limited to precinct committeement. VPCs can't vote unless the PC isn't there and they've been givne a proxy.<br /><br />In its pure form slating seems like a good idea. But you had an apt and accurate quote:<br /><br />"But here's the problem. It's easily rigged."<br /><br />Yep it sure is. And that's the problem. I get the impression you are holding out hope that the system can be fixed and they'll start having fair slatings. It will never happen. The next fair slating contest I see will be the first one in nearly a quarter century of local politics.<br /><br />Bottom line is slating is all about party leadership controlling the endorsement process. It is certainly not about the little party worker having a say in the process.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-24898358092156233712009-11-23T14:58:52.852-05:002009-11-23T14:58:52.852-05:00Open up ballot access to more parties and that wil...Open up ballot access to more parties and that will provide more competition and less cronyism.Eclecticvibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848437748997209589noreply@blogger.com