Willravel

It's destructive to look at it that way. I wonder, host, can you look at any of the Democratic potentials and say that any of them represent most of your political philosophies? If so, then that's great. Vote away. Find him or her and support them with your last bit of energy. Even when I look at the person on stage who is closest, Kucinich, I still see serious disagreements.

We've allowed ourselves to be sucked into a system where representatives from each of the two major parties represents a serious concession from the average voter who doesn't just flip a coin or vote along party lines. You shouldn't have to vote for Kerry to keep Bush out of office. I'm unwilling to accept that. It's bullshit, and instead of buying into it and thus supporting it, I'm more than willing to stand outside of the two party system and choose someone who is worthy of my vote. I'm not willing to support the two party system, which is really to blame for the 2000 and 2004 elections as much as any person.

I myself have influence over anywhere from 40-100 votes. People know I actually do my homework and listen to me when I talk about this kind of thing. Host, you are far better versed than I in such matters, and I suspect that you carry a great deal of influence over your real community. How many such people are there out in the world? Those smart people who really study and make informed decisions when voting? And what if those people were able to weaken the stranglehold of the two party system? I know that if enough people can fight their urge to vote against, that people can learn to vote for again.