I'm not at all sure this outfit is going to help:
http://www.americanselect.org/
..and I do understand that third parties tend to split the other two
parties, Ross Perot got 19% of the vote!
But I'm starting to think AE is for real, even tho a bit spooky .. they're
rather secretive. I've registered and answered some of the initial
interview questions. And I do indeed remember just how powerful the net was
for Obama and how much it may continue to be a big player in politics.
The main issue for me is that they appear to be primarily Democrat rather
than Republican .. or maybe Liberal vs Conservative (you get to see how
others answer the questions) so that it will likely hurt Obama. If AE is
NOT for real, it could be a plot to split the Liberal vote!
So if AE is for real .. not a scam, and if they have at least as much impact
as Perot (19%), and if they keep on existing as an alternative, the main
question is: am I willing to hurt Obama's re-election chances?
I think the answer is "yes" not because I dislike Obama, but because of the
complete insanity of american politics today and how little chance he has
for success.
What do you think? How many of the rest of us has looked at AE? Have
registered and taken part?
-- Owen
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