by Ed Kilgore, May 8th, 2008 2:17 PM EST Over at TNR’s The Plank, a variety of people have been invited to debate about the advisability of an Obama-Clinton “unity ticket.” As it happens, Alan Wolfe and yours truly were the first to send in submissions, both supporting the “unity ticket.” John Hickenlooper have entertained the idea of forming a unity presidential ticket to run for the White House in 2020… Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories, 1,000 volunteers and has eschewed fundraising, most disliked by Democratic primary voters, been accused without evidence by conservative websites, a cyclical downturn in third-party interest, Depression doesn't take time off for a pandemic, Social media is a parasite, it bleeds you to live, Trump is your dangerously gullible uncle on Facebook. All in all, it's a massive undertaking to make a difference as a third party in the US. In the original design of our Constitution, the vice president was to be the second place finisher for president in the electoral college. He added that Weinstein appeared to be "a person who hasn't done any due diligence at all.". But both have already endorsed their respective parties’ nominees. Weinstein launched “Unity 2020” — a “patriotic” bipartisan ticket with the president and vice president determined by coin flip — in the hopes of uniting the country. Romney-Bloomberg: The unity ticket America deserves But the biggest opportunity comes with the other half of the ticket: Because Romney would have the chance to … ", It's making some noise thanks to a prominent internet presence. You better believe it.". "They're absolute f---ing morons," Nicholas Sarwark, the Libertarian Party chair from 2014 to 2020, said. ", "Greens want to run Greens for office," Michael O'Neil, the Green Party's communications manager, said. A bipartisan ‘unity ticket’ actually won this year. Specifically, we asked voters: “How supportive would you be if your preferred presidential candidate chose a running mate of the opposite party to create a ‘Unity ticket’ for president and vice-president that could unite our divided country?” Hawkins and Jorgensen are the respective nominees for the Green Party and the Libertarian Party. "It is noteworthy that in the Twitter communications division, Kamala Harris' former press secretary is now highly placed," Weinstein said, referring to Joe Pacilio, who worked for Harris in that capacity when she was California's attorney general. "The ticket isn't moderate. John Hickenlooper. It's like the start of 'Street Fighter': Randomize your fighter and let's see how it goes," Sarwark added. ", A self-described "radical progressive," Weinstein said: "Economic inequality, growing past a certain point, tends to trigger revolts." The ticket is patriotic. These lesser-known parties launch nationwide grassroots efforts to collect signatures, file paperwork, and clear innumerable bureaucratic roadblocks. I think it's the perfect response. Lincoln opted for the last through the short-lived National Union Party. The governor has been talking with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, about forming a unity ticket. Unity 2020 has chosen Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw for its ticket. In reality, there's little chance a freshman congressman and a lame-duck congresswoman on a random party line would make a dent in the polls against a sitting president and a former vice president. Supporters submitted over 2,000 candidate nominations, according to Weinstein, and the top six were then voted on via ranked online ballots. The Problem With A Bipartisan “Unity Ticket” by Ed Kilgore, May 19th, 2008 3:30 PM EST . Weinstein has alluded to elements of his plan that he has not yet made public, and he insists that ballot-access deadlines, running candidates who've already endorsed Trump or Biden, and a cyclical downturn in third-party interest are not immovable barriers. John Hickenlooper. The latest attempt to enter the fray, Unity 2020, wants to be taken seriously as a "patriotic" movement that stands as the last hope "to save the Republic from the disaster that looms on our current path.