Will Green Party ever get elected?

[Tonington]

I find platforms to be basically the equivalent of a parties "throne speech." It is the principles that are raised, rarely are they specific. If they were specific, they would be long treatises and more than likely the prospective voter would be asleep before they finished.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I find platforms to be basically the equivalent of a parties "throne speech." It is the principles that are raised, rarely are they specific. If they were specific, they would be long treatises and more than likely the prospective voter would be asleep before they finished.

That may be true but for a new party trying to share its ideas with the masses it may be a good thing to do. People may be more likely to jump into the deep unknown if they have a clearer idea of what that unknown actually is. If the party ever wants to be a real force, not just a media side story, they need to start acting like they are not just a bunch of college kids in the basement with a website.