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Letters: Coloradans can demand bipartisanship at the state Capitol (www.denverpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by CharlesDarwin to c/denver_post_comments

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[–] CharlesDarwin 0 points 11 months ago

Many people are unhappy with both the Republicans and the Democrats. Yet, they discount a third party because it would dilute the chances of success for a candidate who represents what little they still like about their party. You know, the “lesser of two evils” philosophy. But in order to have change, we need to make change. Apathy is not an option.

So, how about a president/vice president coalition ticket comprising one Republican and one Democrat? That way, the independent and dissatisfied voter wouldn’t be voting for the”other” party. I’m fairly certain our Constitution says we can’t have two presidents. But they could split the duties, giving the vice president a more active and legitimate role. Republicans are interested in fiscal issues; Democrats are interested in social issues. That would be a good jumping-off point, along with sharing national/ international duties.

Obviously, you would need two candidates who are service-oriented and not ego-driven, who know how to compromise and put the interests of the country first. Two people who come to mind are Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Illinois, retired) and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo. This is merely a suggestion based on their temperament, experience, and intelligence. Change is probably too late for this election cycle. I hope it’s not too late for our country.

I have no idea why this stupid idea keeps popping up. It's probably because the "liberal media" keeps shoving it out there. If the con party is basically raw sewage, how is mixing that sewage in with clean water (the Democratic Party) going to help anything? It will still be poison.

This dumb fantasy about "both sides" and "gosh if we got one of each on this magical ticket, imagine, what a world!"

Also, if it were actually true that "many people are unhappy with both the Republicans and the Democrats" and you spend no time on examining either that claim or the reasons why, how in the hell would having both on the same ticket make it more palatable for this supposed large set of "many people"?

The whole proposition is just so FUCKING stupid but it just won't die.