Hypothetical Election

[Sean F Kennedy]

Assuming 2016 went differently how would you vote?

[Rezi]

9 minutes ago, Patine said:

What does, "F," stand for?

“Forward Party”

[WVProgressive]

9 minutes ago, Patine said:

What does, "F," stand for?

It stands for the Forward Party, a party that Andrew Yang formed last year after losing the NYC mayoral race. 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_Party

[ConservativeElector2]

I've never heard the name Blair Walsingham. @Sean F Kennedy is there anything that makes her a likely pick for Andrew Yang?

[DakotaHale]

Trump in the first question if it’s a realistic election. Kasich in the first if it’s my vote that’s the one deciding vote. 

[The Blood]

6 hours ago, ConservativeElector2 said:

I've never heard the name Blair Walsingham. @Sean F Kennedy is there anything that makes her a likely pick for Andrew Yang?

She was the Tennessee-1 Congressional candidate for the Dems in 2020(got blown out, very red district iirc). She came out of the tiny Yang sliver of the Dems, and is currently part of the Forward Party team if I'm correct.

 

7 hours ago, Patine said:

What does, "F," stand for?

The Forward Party, as others have said. The idea is a nonpartisan movement for democracy reform, using ballot initiatives and endorsing candidates of all party stripe to push for RCV and nonpartisan primaries, with the goals of reforming America's election laws, reducing polarization, and reforming the incentives our representatives currently have to be more in line with their constituents. I've been skeptical of it, Yang went through a bruising in the NYC Mayor's race, and I haven't really thought there's much hope for a popular movement in favor of Forward, but election reform is something we desperately need, so despite my critical outlook on the party's hopes of major success, I'm not opposed to it.

FAQs — Forward Party

Edited January 31, 2022 by The Blood

[Timur]

15 minutes ago, The Blood said:

She was the Tennessee-1 Congressional candidate for the Dems in 2020(got blown out, very red district iirc). She came out of the tiny Yang sliver of the Dems, and is currently part of the Forward Party team if I'm correct.

Ah...East Tennessee, proudly supporting Republicans no matter what since the 1860s...

[jnewt]

On 1/31/2022 at 2:29 AM, Patine said:

I notice, then, that the only two non-Duopoly tickets are an Independent one and a Non-Partisan Movement - no actual Third Parties. 😞

What happened to being against party politics?

[jnewt]

On 2/1/2022 at 11:21 PM, Patine said:

I don't recall ever saying I was against all party politics across the board.

Ok, I must have misremembered. I could have sworn at one point you said something along the lines of being against the idea of being "a card-carrying member" of a political party. My bad.

[Vols21]

On 1/31/2022 at 12:02 AM, The Blood said:

She was the Tennessee-1 Congressional candidate for the Dems in 2020(got blown out, very red district iirc). She came out of the tiny Yang sliver of the Dems, and is currently part of the Forward Party team if I'm correct.

 

That’s actually the district where I live now.   The lady that won came out of nowhere to win the Republican primary - beating several longtime state Reps and Senators.   Not bad for a local pharmacist.