For some reason, Americans do not want to vote for third parties. It does seem to matter what they have to say--they have been all over the political map--but only candidacies involving very well known candidates with very positive images seem to even show up as a blip on the radar screen. I am sure there are a host of reasons they will give including the don't-throw-your-vote-away argument. That doesn't mean I like it, but no party, or independant candidacy, has been able to break the ceiling since the 19th century on the national scene. A few places have had some successes locally with alternative candidacies and/or parties (i.e. Santa Fe, NM, Austin, TX, Berkeley, CA, Madison, WI, and a handful of others) who will occassionally elect a non-Dem, non-Repub. Once in a blue moon, even a governor or state representative of sorts gets elected in states like Maine or Minnesota. But the reality is that the game is within the two major parties. The only other solution I can envision, is the creation of an independant non-partisan "reform" movement which promotes libertarian solutions. Essentially take Cato Institute proposals and market them to the broader public as a reform step. Otherwise, arguing over which party is better, is a waste of energy. All could use a bath. Greg
rmillergop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, Steven, you are 100% correct. 393,000 votes is a great vote > total. Screw that Ed Clark era of a million or so votes. The LP > doesn't need more votes for their Presidential Nominee. What the LP > needs more of is domgatism in ideology, obscurity, and candidates > for office who receive less than 1%. What "Ed Clark" era? It was one election. And the Ed Clark campaign received 1.06% This was pathetic race. There is not much difference between getting 900,000 votes or 393,000 votes in a race where 100,000,000 votes are cast. ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian SPONSORED LINKS Libertarian English language Political parties Online dictionary American politics --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpgUKB/pzNLAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
