When Supporting Only One Presidential Candidate Just Isn't Enough by Peter Coyote
Synopsis:
People have questioned how I can publicly support candidates who are running against each other. I do this because supporting a candidate influences civic life in broader ways than simply trying to pick a winner. In a country where much of the mass media declare as legitimate only the landscape between the center and the right, supporting two candidates who represent the center and the left enlarges the range of the public debate and the ideas and options presented to the voter. Read the full column here.
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Elections, Mass Media, Presidential Elections, Public Opinion, Social Responsibility
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San Francisco Chronicle
Original Publish Date:
02/01/2004
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