Apologies if this has been diaried elsewhere, but I wonder what people think of George McGovern's 'TWO FOR ONE' solution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinio n/13mcgovern.html?ref=opinion
He certainly knows the risk of having a divided party. And his proposed solution is, in my opinion, a neat way of reminding us of the talents of both candidates, and the power of co-operation. It's not predicated on a joint ticket, but on the ability to mobilise the electorate:
His TWO FOR ONE solution beneath the fold. My emphases added
Tomorrow could be another one of those primary days we've become used to so often in the last three months. One side will win, the other side will say it doesn't matter. There will be a lot of syllogisms, fallacies, facts and factoids thrown about. Votes and demographics and exits polls will be sliced and diced and effectively twisted to whatever you want them to say.
But before that happens, while it's all still quiet on the West Virginia front, I wanted to write this for the sake of all the (reasonable) Hillary supporters I have spoken to on this site.
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