Obama/Uk wider choice

[KoFi]

what if we had a wider choice of candidate vote (our three main parties all very similiar in policies) not very appealling to young and some communities of our country




would it a make a difference to your decision to cast a vote
maybe even for the 1st time


look how many voted for the 1st time in the US truly a
21st century election.


and people of all corners of the US looked more connected than I have ever seen before

[we are borg]

I am in politics and have been for a while.

The door is not closed to anyone immaterial of colour, creed, religion or ***.

The thing is that that if you want to be involved YOU have to open that door which means becoming involved and working to get in a position to be elected.

Unfortunately their is potential candidates in both local and national politics who seem to think they can walk in at a whim and be elected and very few can.

So its not a case of can young, coloured, female or any other inappropriately described minority groups be elected but more of a case of pushing at the open door and when you enter being prepared to work at what you want.

Their has been ethnic minorities in national politics in this country since the 1930's and nearly as long in the house of lords.
As for young elected representatives it is nothing new for people to be elected in their early twenties into the House of Commons.
surely its should be the person and their policies that you vote for and not the colour or their age.
Unfortunately there are those who seem to think that colour, age, and *** is more of an issue than the policies being pursued and that is also amongst the candidates not just the electorate.

Things like "all women candidate lists" for elections and stipulating the percentage of candidates from non majority backgrounds is positive discrimination which all to often eliminates the best candidate. Selecting the best elected representative for the position is the responsibility of the electorate at the polling booth and peoples failure to vote means all to often someone gets elected by default and not through genuine support.

Its the work and the passion for the challenge that is the barrier and not the opportunity.

we are borg

[KoFi]

I am in politics and have been for a while.

The door has never been closed to anyone immaterial of colour, creed, religion or ***.

The thing is that that if you want to be involved YOU have to open that door which means becoming involved and working to get in a position to be elected.

Unfortunately their is potential candidates in both local and national politics who seem to think they can walk in at a whim and be elected and very few can.

So its not a case of can young, coloured, female or any other inappropriately described minority groups be elected but more of a case of pushing at the open door and when you enter being prepared to work at what you want.

Its the work that is the barrier not the opportunity.

we are borg

maybe the door currently remains tightly shut to certain would be enthusiastic candidates

[Detlef]

It is difficult to extrapolate what happened in the USA yesterday to other countries.

The USA is essentially a two party system (yes there were a few independents but they don'e even get a mention these days). Therefore when the electorate lose faith in one party there is only one alternative.