Who is the best presidential candidate for the commons p2p movement?
Which US presidential candidates, when elected, will prioritize and be the most effective at manifesting and bringing us closer to the solidarity cooperative and p2p/commons economy and society?
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Jonathan Bean started a ranked choice Mon 1 Jul 2019
Who would be the most effective presidential candidate to manifest commons, p2p, and solidarity economy Closed Mon 8 Jul 2019
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||
| Elizabeth Warren | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | ||
| Andrew Yang | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Marianne Williamson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Miss Piggy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| None of the Above | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Joe Biden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Kamala Harris | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pete Buttigeig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hamish MacEwan Tue 2 Jul 2019
| 1 - None of the Above | ||
| 2 - Bernie Sanders | ||
| 3 - Elizabeth Warren |
You can't supplant hierarchy by winning it. It needs to be made irrelevant by whatever P2P, commons and solidarity (among diversity) have to offer. You can't stop people, only they can, but as the twig is bent.
Sophie Jerram Tue 2 Jul 2019
| 1 - Bernie Sanders | ||
| 2 - Elizabeth Warren | ||
| 3 - Marianne Williamson |
Miss piggy
Guy James Tue 2 Jul 2019
| 1 - Bernie Sanders | ||
| 2 - Marianne Williamson | ||
| 3 - Elizabeth Warren |
I have virtually as much hope for Sanders as Miss Piggy, because everything is so financialised now that truly progressive candidates will have their hands completely tied and will only be able to make cosmetic changes, but still, I will take this seriously and not put the pig in top spot :)
Michel Bauwens Thu 4 Jul 2019
| 1 - Bernie Sanders | ||
| 2 - Elizabeth Warren | ||
| 3 - Joe Biden |
biden would be awful for the commons, warren/sanders would be of course great for the social commons, but I believe Yang uniquely gets the newness of the current situation, he would understand what we are saying. Best is sanders/warren as president but with a nice post for yang
George Pór Tue 2 Jul 2019
The best chance to support a commons-friendly candidate is voting for the one that will be supported by the Democratic Socialists of America, the only commons-friendly political organization in the USA.
Jonathan Bean Wed 3 Jul 2019
Bernie and Warren have plans to transition major corporations into worker owned cooperatives. @georgepor @funwhilelost https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/05/28/bernie-sanders-backs-policies-dramatically-shift-corporate-power-us-workers/
George Pór Wed 3 Jul 2019
Yes, i bet that the DSA would support whichever wins the nomination. I’m a #StillBernie and Warren is my second best.
Andrew Jacobs · Tue 2 Jul 2019
While I see some merit in the arguments (financialization is a barrier, hierachy is directly opposed to p2p) I think that the 2020 election cycle is an important one to help us transition to a solidarity economy. We need to elect someone who will start dismantling the barriers to our goals:
Whose platforms address these concerns? Are there other obstructions to a solidarity economy and P2P-controlled commons? What candidates are actively supporting the commons? :fingers_crossed: