Comments on: Assemblyman Koon responds to me on CMCE http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/ turning the tide upstate Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-62947 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:41:05 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-62947 [...] You may remember Koon as another of our local progressive netroots heroes, having come out strongly in support of Clean Money Clean Elections (CMCE), as well as stepping up to the “No Reform, No Raise” [...] [...] You may remember Koon as another of our local progressive netroots heroes, having come out strongly in support of Clean Money Clean Elections (CMCE), as well as stepping up to the “No Reform, No Raise” [...]

]]> By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35435 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:01:34 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35435 [...] my Assemblyman Koon is on the reform train. Is yours? Just got a note from CitizenActionNY, who’ve been teaming up with MetroJustice to [...] [...] my Assemblyman Koon is on the reform train. Is yours? Just got a note from CitizenActionNY, who’ve been teaming up with MetroJustice to [...]

]]> By: Jerri S. Kaiser http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35365 Jerri S. Kaiser Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:46:22 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35365 Ooops, that was Alex Zapesochny's forum. Here's mine: http://forums.democratandchronicle.com/viewtopic.php?t=2410 Ooops, that was Alex Zapesochny’s forum. Here’s mine:
http://forums.democratandchronicle.com/viewtopic.php?t=2410

]]> By: Jerri S. Kaiser http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35364 Jerri S. Kaiser Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:45:17 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35364 Ooops, sorry about that. Here's the link to the forum: http://forums.democratandchronicle.com/viewtopic.php?t=2408 Ooops, sorry about that. Here’s the link to the forum:
http://forums.democratandchronicle.com/viewtopic.php?t=2408

]]> By: bythepeople http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35350 bythepeople Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:27:52 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35350 Hmm... not sure if they're voluntary, but, even if it is voluntary, the fact that nearly half the Az leg and Gov ran CMCE campaigns and got elected is really, really good. The question becomes one of the "80/20 rule", in my mind. Oh, and if you get a chance, can you post a link to the forum where you're discussing CMCE? I'm motivated enough to track it down but others may not be. :-) Hmm… not sure if they’re voluntary, but, even if it is voluntary, the fact that nearly half the Az leg and Gov ran CMCE campaigns and got elected is really, really good.

The question becomes one of the “80/20 rule”, in my mind. Oh, and if you get a chance, can you post a link to the forum where you’re discussing CMCE? I’m motivated enough to track it down but others may not be. :-)

]]> By: Jerri S. Kaiser http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35337 Jerri S. Kaiser Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:12:24 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35337 James, I used the term "nutjobs" because when I make the free air time argument inevitably someone always uses that term to sweep aside the idea. I agree that the signatures and $5 contributions is great. Are the Maine and Arizona programs mandatory? I don't think so. I think it is voluntary but I could be wrong. If they are voluntary, then we still have the problem of rich candidates being able to buy more publicity. James,
I used the term “nutjobs” because when I make the free air time argument inevitably someone always uses that term to sweep aside the idea. I agree that the signatures and $5 contributions is great. Are the Maine and Arizona programs mandatory? I don’t think so. I think it is voluntary but I could be wrong. If they are voluntary, then we still have the problem of rich candidates being able to buy more publicity.

]]> By: James http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35292 James Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:03:50 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35292 In Arizona and Maine, there really haven't been "nutjobs" getting public financing or free airtime. By making sure that candidates are "qualified" by walking their districts and getting $5 contributions and signatures from a large group of constituents, it really "vets" the candidates both in terms of their ability to communicate with groups of people and also in what they say to those people. It's great to see political leaders taking a stand for Clean Money! In Arizona and Maine, there really haven’t been “nutjobs” getting public financing or free airtime. By making sure that candidates are “qualified” by walking their districts and getting $5 contributions and signatures from a large group of constituents, it really “vets” the candidates both in terms of their ability to communicate with groups of people and also in what they say to those people.

It’s great to see political leaders taking a stand for Clean Money!

]]> By: Jerri S. Kaiser http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35286 Jerri S. Kaiser Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:05:46 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/04/16/assemblyman-koon-responds-to-me-on-cmce/#comment-35286 I just had a Friday Face-Off column this past Friday on public financing in presidential campaigns. It's still in the D&C forums. There are some caveats to the Maine and Arizona public funding movements and they are by no means perfect. I support free air time for candidates that can generate enough signatures or polling numbers to show they are competitive. There has to be some measure of electability so that nutjobs cannot get the free ad time on tv. Polls might do the trick. I just had a Friday Face-Off column this past Friday on public financing in presidential campaigns. It’s still in the D&C forums. There are some caveats to the Maine and Arizona public funding movements and they are by no means perfect. I support free air time for candidates that can generate enough signatures or polling numbers to show they are competitive. There has to be some measure of electability so that nutjobs cannot get the free ad time on tv. Polls might do the trick.

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