Titanic Post

Picked this off of the Progressive Review:

Nathan Alter, Newsweek - To begin busting up the dumb system we have for selecting presidents, a bipartisan group will open shop this week at Unity08.com. This Internet-based third party is spearheaded by three veterans of the antique 1976 campaign: Democrats Hamilton Jordan and Gerald Rafshoon helped get Jimmy Carter elected; Republican Doug Bailey did media for Gerald Ford before launching the political Tip Sheet Hotline. They are joined by the independent former governor of Maine, Angus King, and a collection of idealistic young people who are also tired of a nominating process that pulls the major party candidates to the extremes. Their hope: to get even a fraction of the 50 million who voted for the next American Idol to nominate a third-party candidate for president online and use this new army to get him or her on the ballot in all 50 states. The idea is to go viral or die. . .

Unity 08 - Unity 08 is a diverse group of Americans that believe that neither of today’s parties reflects the aspirations, concerns or will of the majority of Americans. Both parties have polarized and alienated voters. Both are unduly influenced by single-issue groups. Both are excessively dominated by money. Unity 08 is committed to presenting a third presidential ticket and platform one that addresses the issues and challenges of the 21st Century to the American voters in 2008. We will not waste time pointing fingers. Instead, we will focus on how America can find common ground on critical issues to give the overlooked majority in the middle a voice and a choice in 2008.