Michael Lewis in his 2003 book Moneyball wrote in-part about how baseball has become an unfair game controlled by the big-spending teams. The same can be said of our political system, and the problem is only getting worse.
3. Article the ïŹrst... After the ïŹrst enumeration required by
the ïŹrst article of the Constitution, there shall be one
Representative for every thirty thousand, until the
number shall amount to one hundred, after which the
proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there
shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, nor
less than one Representative for every forty thousand
persons, until the number of Representatives shall
amount to two hundred; after which the proportion
shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not
be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more
than one Representative for every ïŹfty thousand persons.
4. Article the ïŹrst... After the ïŹrst enumeration required by
the ïŹrst article of the Constitution, there shall be one
Representative for every thirty thousand, until the
number shall amount to one hundred, after which the
proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there
shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, nor
less than one Representative for every forty thousand
persons, until the number of Representatives shall
amount to two hundred; after which the proportion
shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not
be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more
than one Representative for every ïŹfty thousand persons.
31. Mass media
âą Top-down, one-to-
many
âą Expensive, self-
reinforcing
âą Message concentrated
in few hands
âą Command-and-control
organization
Social media
âą Many-to-many
âą Cheap, accessible
âą Message can evolve
âą New blocs can form
based on shared
interest
âą Self-organization
33. Before
âą Voter data kept
hidden by political
parties
âą Consumer data
expensive, locked
away
âą TV watching high
âą Phone, location,
transit limits message
Now
âą Voter roll data available
to the public
âą Data is being shared on
Facebook
âą TV on the decline; cell
phones, internet
increasing
âą Messages can spread
virally
36. Still Happening
âą Donors and their
agendas most
important
âą Negative ads
dominate
âą Politicians forced to
satisfy donors to be
re-elected
âą Outspending
Future
âą New power-brokers on
social media are the
most important
âą Positive messages
dominate
âą Politicians need to hold
support of engaged
citizenry
âą Outfriending
37. âthe person who brings in the most online voters
between now and September 10 will win coffee
with the Congresswomanâ