Here's a nice plumb from Fruits and Votes from Friday called Arnold and the post-partisan blues Planted by Professor Matthew Søberg Shugart, Head Orchardist:
"....In an era when the percentage of independent voters in the state has risen from 9% in 1990 to 19% now, the percentage of independent or third-party members of our state and national legislative bodies has remained barely above zero...."
Thanks much for the link!
ReplyDeleteBut given the name of my blog, should that idea be referred to as a "plum" rather than a "plumb." :-)
Just to clarify, I am not particualrly favorable towards more independents (i.e. nonpartisans) in eletions and office, but to more parties. I elaborate this general point in a series of earlier posts in the PR-USA block in which the Arnold post was located.