Comments on: Missing: Urban Policy in the Presidential Campaign http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:49:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Niccolo Machiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-44784 Niccolo Machiavelli Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:34:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/#comment-44784 Mark, there is no such thing as a broken primary system. The primaries are determined by Federalism and each state makes it up as they go along. Look at Florida and Michigan, they couldn't even stay in line. Now no one can decide whether to seat them at the convention. What is broken is the antiquated, anti-urban concept of Federalism. This election cycle is 14 months long, next cycle it will be 16 or 18 until we just lurch from elections straight into primaries. Mark, there is no such thing as a broken primary system. The primaries are determined by Federalism and each state makes it up as they go along. Look at Florida and Michigan, they couldn't even stay in line. Now no one can decide whether to seat them at the convention. What is broken is the antiquated, anti-urban concept of Federalism. This election cycle is 14 months long, next cycle it will be 16 or 18 until we just lurch from elections straight into primaries.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-44762 Larry Littlefield Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:37:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/#comment-44762 All I want from the Feds is univeral health care, something left of Social Security for those coming after the greediest generations in history, avoiding bankrupcy, and an end to the idea that low fossil fuel prices (which discourage conservation and alternatives) are good. Other than that, I just hope it doesn't waste too much or screw things up too much. All I want from the Feds is univeral health care, something left of Social Security for those coming after the greediest generations in history, avoiding bankrupcy, and an end to the idea that low fossil fuel prices (which discourage conservation and alternatives) are good.

Other than that, I just hope it doesn't waste too much or screw things up too much.

]]> By: Elana from DMIBlog http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-44760 Elana from DMIBlog Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:25:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/#comment-44760 And in case one of your readers didn't see the excellent blog post you guys did trumpeting the Drum Major Institute's MayorTV.com project that calls attention to the very problem described in the NYT editorial--- well here's the link: http://mayortv.com/ And in case one of your readers didn't see the excellent blog post you guys did trumpeting the Drum Major Institute's MayorTV.com project that calls attention to the very problem described in the NYT editorial--- well here's the link: http://mayortv.com/

]]> By: Mark http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-44756 Mark Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:39:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/02/20/missing-urban-policy-in-the-presidential-campaign/#comment-44756 The primary system is broken, as far as we're concerned. It is biased against large states and large cities. If New York and California were the first two states on the primary schedule, history would be dramatically different. The primary system is broken, as far as we're concerned. It is biased against large states and large cities. If New York and California were the first two states on the primary schedule, history would be dramatically different.

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