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I usually vote Libertarian.
Not because I believe they have a real chance of winning an election, they don't.
But rather because I believe I can make a very real difference by 'throwing my vote away.'
Here's how I see it: If a sizeable percentage of voters flee their party in favor of, for example, the libertarian party, then mainstream parties and candidates will be forced to adjust their platforms in order to avoid losing those votes in future elections. 3% either way can win or lose most elections these days.
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence
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