Excerpts from Nicanor Perlas' Views on "Winning An Election the Non-Traditional Way"
"In an earlier article, we detailed the contradictions and the dangers of assessing the potential of candidates for positive politics using traditional political concepts of winnability. (See “The Trap of Traditional Notions of Winnability”.)
One of the tasks of new innovative politics is to reframe old notions of winnability and put it in its proper place, and not to have old winnability concepts dictate the future of new politics.
So, if we are NOT going to rely on money, organization, reputation, and endorsement as BEGINNING criteria for winnability, what shall we rely on?
And how will we ensure that candidates running under the banner of new positive politics will ultimately win electoral contests and be able to govern effectively?
First we have to determine whether the potential candidate for positive politics has the necessary qualifications, track record, integrity, vision, and strategic agenda to run for public office.
Second, if there are other qualified new politics candidates for the same office, then let us design a process to determine which one would be the best to carry out the vision and strategy for positive change. Let qualified candidates debate each other in non-partisan assemblies and determine which one is the best.
And, third, create massive support for the qualified candidate(s) where none existed before...."
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