Citizens' Assembly Poll Results and Race Analysis
By Calvin Coolidge
With a Citizens' Assembly (CA) Chair election ongoing, a Presidential election incoming, and a term beginning to wind down, the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) conducted a poll from March 2 to March 5. A total of 25 respondents voiced their opinions on Executive approval, the CA Chair race, and the fast approaching Presidential election.
This is the second of a three part series from the EBC, releasing the results of the poll by section and provide some analysis on the data and comments. The subject of today's piece is the CA Chair election. Which of the three candidates has captured the attention of voters the most? How many are still undecided? How has Chair Airbus done this past term? Read on to hear the voices of some of the region's active citizens.
CA Chair Airbus Approval Rating
Not as busy a term as last term.
Started off well but went downhill.
Where did he go?
He's disappeared... in fact, I'm not sure he did anything with his second term.
The assembly has been pretty quiet lately. The Chair should be driving activity.
He’s a bit less visable then he initially was.
He still exists?
Started off well but went downhill.
Where did he go?
He's disappeared... in fact, I'm not sure he did anything with his second term.
The assembly has been pretty quiet lately. The Chair should be driving activity.
He’s a bit less visable then he initially was.
He still exists?
CA Chair Election Polling
Need to read all the platforms first.
Need to see platforms.
Punchwood can't really even run his Ministry, I have no idea who in the hell locustofcharon is (and certainly haven't seen them doing anything in the Assembly lately), and based on his platform Alan Lee is from the moon. Can we get a real candidate, please?
Alan is way out there
Need to see platforms.
Punchwood can't really even run his Ministry, I have no idea who in the hell locustofcharon is (and certainly haven't seen them doing anything in the Assembly lately), and based on his platform Alan Lee is from the moon. Can we get a real candidate, please?
Alan is way out there
The Candidates
Punchwood
Beginning with Punchwood as the leader of the poll, and therefore most likely to be elected as the next CA Chair, Punchwood’s platform is nothing revolutionary. However, it does cover the basic beats that the region has come to expect from these Chair elections: the Legislative Training Center (LTC), the Mockingbird, and some legislative proposals already on the CA floor.
In regards to the LTC, Punchwood proposes more choice for students when it comes to the time they take to get through the lesson plans by implementing a more passive system of mentor and mentee than the system currently in place. When it comes to the Mockingbird, Punchwood favors continuing the system as it runs now, with extra focus on more opinion pieces from Assemblymembers. Lastly, Punch states the basic idea behind the CA floor, being a place for experimentation, without going into much detail about any law in particular, however he does mention that he is opposed to bicameralism, a legislative proposal currently working its way through the Senate.
Alan Lee
Next in the lineup is one of the most ambitious Chair platforms in this race. Alan begins by stating his support for the longtime CA practice of private messaging all citizens when a CA proposal comes up for a vote, along with a ping on Discord.
Alan plans to create a Deputy Chair of Radio, who would appear on every edition of EuroToday, or appoint a representative to speak on their behalf. If any Assembly news of note occurs during the week, this Deputy also must host their own show on this news. For the Mockingbird, Alan would make it a weekly publication, which would be accomplished by another Deputy Chair, and the new Assembly Service Officium (ASO), where Deputy Chairs have their own workers who would apply via subforum. This ASO would also have a department for Foreign Affairs, which would reach out to other regions’ lower legislative bodies.
Lastly, Alan discusses the LTC, which he thinks should have a two-week course program for student to follow, run by yet another Deputy Chair, who would be in charge of all students and their assignments. All told, that would be four Deputy Chairs, plus a new internship program that many have compared to the states program, which Alan was previously a leader in.
locustofcharon
Finally, there is locustofcharon, who has the platform that is the lightest on details of the field. In it, he discusses only the LTC, which he proposes should have lectures in addition to the lessons, as well as stating his support for the bicameral system currently working its way through the Senate.
As Punchwood leads the field, and proposes the most standard platform of the bunch, it would seem that Assembly voters, while displeased in their current Chair, do not blame the structure for their disappointment, and will likely vote for more of the same sort of Assembly, lead by a more active Chair. The large number of undecided voters can still make this interesting, but this race seems to be heading towards a predictable end. Go ahead and check out the platforms in the Oval Room before the vote on March 9th, and stay informed. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for the conclusion of this three-part series, when the EBC tackles Presidential speculation!
