John Anderson |
Ross Perot |
In the corners of the coffee shots, in the bleachers at the soccer games, even around the water coolers, who will be the real Republican candidate for president?
Mitt Romney won both the Arizona and Michigan primaries on Tuesday. He garnered 47 and 41 percent, respectively. Rick Santorum was a close second with 26.6 and 38 percent in those primaries.
Since neither candidate has broken away from the pack, most voters are become disenchanted with their choices.
This bodes well for the Democrats.
On Tuesday, more whispers could be heard from Norman, Oklahoma.
Former senator and governor David Boren, now president of Oklahoma University, is pushing for third party presidential candidates.
We've heard of those third party, independent types — John Anderson and Ross Perot come to mind.
We remember how well they performed at election time.
Boren's group, Americans Elect, is working to get bi-partisan presidential candidates on every ballot in all 50 states.
"The two parties are just fighting. They're not working together to serve the country," said Boren, who was known as a moderate Democrat during his 15 years in the U.S. Senate. "I believe in the two-party system, but I believe it needs some shock therapy. Shock therapy not to replace the two-party system, but to save the two-party system by allowing it to work again and allowing it to work together."
Americans Elect have collected 2.5 million signatures and needs an additional 400,000 to get their candidates in the presidential fight.
They need 51,739 voter signatures to get those names on the Oklahoma ballot.
They are also planning an online convention where candidates from opposing parties would be in the ticket.
Boren has made it clear he has no intention of being on the ticket.
So, just who would be on this bi-partisan ticket?
Any takers out there to follow in Anderson and Perot's footsteps?
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