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Originally Posted by Stompy
Eh, people like me? I support 3rd party candidates like I had previously mentioned, but, like you, I feel the stakes are too high for this election and will be voting Kerry. Otherwise.. I'd probably consider voting for em.
For that reason, I feel that it could be a wasted vote. I think there's a certain priority when it comes to beliefs.
First and foremost, get the current troubles OUT of office. Right now, Bush is trouble. I think the focus should be on getting him out. Once you have someone STABLE enough to the point where if they were elected again we would no longer be in grave danger, then yes, put your beliefs as #1 and try to make change.
There's definitely a time and place for a 3rd party vote, but... is now one of them?
If you're, say, Libertarian, you have a certain belief about rights, the constitution, and the govt, which will all be in utter chaos if you don't help get Bush out of office regardless, so..
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You're right, but, you need to also take into account that in the majority of states it doesn't matter who you vote for. Even if the people that want to vote third party did so it would not effect the outcome of the election. There are only about 15 states where it really matters.
pan, there are third parties with strong leadership out there. The Libertarian party has been around for 30 years and is larger than all the other third parties combined holding over 600 public offices. They have a bottom up mentality, while other parties, like the Reform party, had a top down mentality.