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Old 05-02-2004, 03:48 AM   #32 (permalink)
nanofever
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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
Thank you. No one has a right to say they are tired of voting for the lesser of 2 evils. The only reason there is a perception of 3rd party votes being a waste is because too many people are too scared to actually vote their mind. The more votes a 3rd party gets, at least, the more the big parties pay attention to their message, and at best the more funding those parties get towards a better chance the next time. Change happens slowly, but only if you work towards it.

Poly Sci 101 teaches that a "winner takes all system" generates two strong parties, with third parties simply taking votes from those parties. That concept along with the "winners win and losers lose" idea means that third parties are not able to gain a foothold in a "winner takes all" system. Voting for a third party might influence a major party in the future but at the known cost of a vote in the present.

Being scared has nothing to do with the lack of third party votes, simple democratic theory is the cause.

I'm tired of voting for the lesser of two canidates because both parties are fielding poor canidates. If the Repubs fielded Mccain and the Dems fielded Nancy Pelosi (who I'm betting will be a pres canidate in 2008), I'm willing to bet that everyone would be pretty happy.
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