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Redlemon - thanks again for providing that article. I reminded me how good Discover magazine is - I'm going to get another subscription today.
I guess the weird thing is that we feel that we have to choose between what we value and how we'll vote. In TheKak's case, you could argue that he/she values Bush being out of office more than valuing a specific candidate being IN office. Although it is a negative point of view, this is quite valid. It is also the catch behind these alternative voting systems. What will happen when parties start strategizing second-choice votes and finding ways to manipulate the new system to not only increase their votes, but also decrease the other party's votes?
In any case, I'm with Seretogis. Third party votes may not get your candidate elected, but if enough of us cast them, at some point the 2 major parties will come looking for us and trying to entice us back in. That is an impact on the political scene.
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