Why is nobody running for the Southern COD?

[Continential]

There are only two people running for the COD, TimTurner, and reagante.

[SevenEleven]

There are way too many offices.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

There are way too many offices.

? Unless you're suggesting to reduce the size of the Federal Senate, which is not really germane to this thread, not sure what you're getting at that would be relevant. The South has a small chamber of 5 seats and a Governor.

[wxtransit]

There are way too many offices. zombies and far too few active players.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

There are way too many offices. zombies and far too few active players.

Its also held in a month where it doesn't really coincide with any other elections, so it is easy to forget.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

There are way too many offices. zombies and far too few active players.

Its also held in a month where it doesn't really coincide with any other elections, so it is easy to forget.

Yeah, this is why I would have preferred to keep Lincoln on a three month calendar even after Philly Repeal - would have kept July and January with multiple elections- but negotiations went in a different direction.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

On some past occasions the field was pretty barren before filling very late. That could happen this time as well.
EDIT: D'oh, completely forgot the election was late this month.

[windjammer]

Because state legislatures are irrelevant as of now. If you want to change that, you need to make a third of the senators elected by the state legislatures.

And in that case these state legislatures would be relevant again.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Because state legislatures are irrelevant as of now. If you want to change that, you need to make a third of the senators elected by the state legislatures.

And in that case these state legislatures would be relevant again.

I'm opposed to legislatures electing senators on principle (we did scrap that in the US, after all ) but I also fear that would create a 'smoke-filled room' type of approach where legislators just elect their friends to the Senate, rather than have candidates mount campaigns in open elections and appeal to the broader electorate.

Also, you can have relevant and productive legislatures. But you need active leadership at the helm and legislators who are willing to contribute, rather than simply back-bench, do nothing, and expect party leadership to elect you to the Senate for the simple reason that you exist.

[windjammer]

Because state legislatures are irrelevant as of now. If you want to change that, you need to make a third of the senators elected by the state legislatures.

And in that case these state legislatures would be relevant again.

I'm opposed to legislatures electing senators on principle (we did scrap that in the US, after all ) but I also fear that would create a 'smoke-filled room' type of approach where legislators just elect their friends to the Senate, rather than have candidates mount campaigns in open elections and appeal to the broader electorate.

Also, you can have relevant and productive legislatures. But you need active leadership at the helm and legislators who are willing to contribute, rather than simply back-bench, do nothing, and expect party leadership to elect you to the Senate for the simple reason that you exist.

I'm not asking that all the senators end up being elected through this way. But maybe three of them like the regional senators. It would force the parties to actively compete for the regional elections instead of focusing only on the senate/presidential one.

[YE]

There are way too many offices.

[wxtransit]

Because state legislatures are irrelevant as of now. If you want to change that, you need to make a third of the senators elected by the state legislatures.

And in that case these state legislatures would be relevant again.

I'm opposed to legislatures electing senators on principle (we did scrap that in the US, after all ) but I also fear that would create a 'smoke-filled room' type of approach where legislators just elect their friends to the Senate, rather than have candidates mount campaigns in open elections and appeal to the broader electorate.

Also, you can have relevant and productive legislatures. But you need active leadership at the helm and legislators who are willing to contribute, rather than simply back-bench, do nothing, and expect party leadership to elect you to the Senate for the simple reason that you exist.

I'm not asking that all the senators end up being elected through this way. But maybe three of them like the regional senators. It would force the parties to actively compete for the regional elections instead of focusing only on the senate/presidential one.

Actually not entirely opposed to this idea. I'll have to give it some thought for sure.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Because state legislatures are irrelevant as of now. If you want to change that, you need to make a third of the senators elected by the state legislatures.

And in that case these state legislatures would be relevant again.

I'm opposed to legislatures electing senators on principle (we did scrap that in the US, after all ) but I also fear that would create a 'smoke-filled room' type of approach where legislators just elect their friends to the Senate, rather than have candidates mount campaigns in open elections and appeal to the broader electorate.

Also, you can have relevant and productive legislatures. But you need active leadership at the helm and legislators who are willing to contribute, rather than simply back-bench, do nothing, and expect party leadership to elect you to the Senate for the simple reason that you exist.

I'm not asking that all the senators end up being elected through this way. But maybe three of them like the regional senators. It would force the parties to actively compete for the regional elections instead of focusing only on the senate/presidential one.

Actually not entirely opposed to this idea. I'll have to give it some thought for sure.

Yeah, it's an interesting idea that deserves more exploration.