Would you vote bipartisan in ’08? On CNN’s The Situation Room on Jan. 31, Anchor Jack Cafferty quoted a recent column by Lanny Davis on Unity08. “Davis says a bipartisan presidency will be important to find solutions to the war in Iraq and to enact new taxes. There's even a group out there called Unity '08 that wants to draft a bipartisan presidential ticket. They want it to be chosen online and what they say would be the country's first national primary.”
Cafferty then posed the big question, and asked CNN viewers to submit their responses online: Would you support a bipartisan presidential ticket in 2024? (Anchor Wolf Blitzer even opined that he expects that a lot of people would.)
Below are a few excerpts of the poignant and sometimes funny responses:
Layne in Antioch, Illinois: "If all I have to choose from is the current field on both sides, sure. There really isn't that much difference between the two parties. Either one will answer to their masters: corporate America and the rich."
Drew in Greer, South Carolina: "In the heated world of today's politics, I don't see either party willingly taking a back seat to the other. Maybe if the vice president actually did something, it would be different."
Nancy in Cape Girardeau, Missouri: "Jack, only if you would be my running mate for vice president."
Jim in Montana: "Yes, I would support it. We waste enormous amounts of time and money on separation and debate. The real issues about America go unattended. The system no longer works for the good of our country. Let's try it. We have nothing to lose."
Maggie in New York: "I'm a Democrat, but I will have a hard time not voting for John McCain if he gets the Republican nod. I think he's most honest, honorable man in politics today. A McCain-Obama ticket would solve my dilemma. And, in fact, it's something I have been wishing for."
To view a full transcript of the January 31 The Situation on the CNN website, click here and follow the three links: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/sitroom.html
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