tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post114240450407291886..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Democracy requires vision as well as winsjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-1142531350200982882006-03-16T09:49:00.000-08:002006-03-16T09:49:00.000-08:00yeah but limiting the actual campaign season to a ...yeah but limiting the actual campaign season to a defined period would also reduce campaign expenditure ..anyways its an idea..Zakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367446600328479550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-1142484737036222472006-03-15T20:52:00.000-08:002006-03-15T20:52:00.000-08:00Sure, long campaigns at the very least raise the h...Sure, long campaigns at the very least raise the heat level as it takes ever louder rhetoric to catch the attention of a bored electorate. But under the US understanding of free speech, it is probably no more possible to shorten campaigns than it is to keep money from finding its way into political combat. <BR/><BR/>We're in trouble, but it has worked in the past and might in the future if the public really wants it to work better. At present, the will is not there.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-1142472566340416152006-03-15T17:29:00.000-08:002006-03-15T17:29:00.000-08:00Very interesting blog you have..an idea came to my...Very interesting blog you have..an idea came to my mind..why not shorten election campaigns as a means of reducing the polarisation of election campaigns? It seems to me that American presidential elections at least take almost a full year..don't you think that sort of creates a situation which makes things more polarised?Zakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367446600328479550noreply@blogger.com