Hi WWH:
#l. I think it's a great idea. We SHOULD use our
numbers, political connections, education, monies to
motivate politicians to support our cause.
#2. I think most politicians would be eager to court
us.
#3. I think you'll never get 1,800 cantankerous PWPs
to agree on ANYTHING. I offer in evidence the recent
ListWars.
#4. I wish it could happen.
Carole H.
--- William Heitman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Is there such a thing as "the sense of the list"?
> If there is, I want to
> appeal to it that we ought to at least investigate
> the following:
>
> The presidential race has barely started to heat up.
> This might be a good time for us to get involved.
> What candidate wouldn't
> want to befriend 1,800 (or however many)
> intelligent, connected, stay at home
> individuals with time on their hands all of whom
> vote?
> One approach to this:
>
> Invite all of the candidates to address the list via
> e-mail. Whether we want
> to suggest a couple of topics for such e-mail is
> another matter.
>
> Probably, letting them choose their own issues is a
> good idea.
>
> Everything could stop there.
> --------------- or we might-----------------------
> Choose later to hold a vote and endorse one or more
> of the candidates,
> identifying him/her/them as our
> candidate(s).--"Parkinson's friendly"
>
> Our only limits on what we do is that we should be
> in substantial agreement:
>
>
> It might work out that we will even want to:
>
> Work for one candidate, contacting voters, stuffing
> envelopes, getting
> shut-ins out to vote, etc.
>
> What do you think?
>
> WHH 56/38/37
>
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