And that is always the thing about voting 3rd Party – depending on how it breaks, the only effect is you hand the election to one of the big parties. I have never lived asus a32-m9 battery,asus a32-w7 battery in a competitive state, so my vote is more geared to the overall reckoning of the percentages than getting someone elected.

Well, I hope you enjoy having Pres. McCain at the helm in 2009.

Loon Keltoi is fine with all the damage that Bush has done to this country. Nice! And Gore would not have been a third Clinton term in any way.

The actual truth of these little pundit-feeding pellets is irrelevant. The point is for the politician to get their numb little supporters repeating the bullshit at work, parties, etc. That way when “moderate” folks, who may be pretty disinterested in politics and more concerned with anything from their medical bills to celeb-gossip, hear this crap they’re influenced by their peers.

Comment by whatevah — February 20, 2008 @ 1:34 pm

As well as him being one of the Keating 5 and Cindy’s drug addiction and subsequent theft of these drugs. I can’t wait.

I think that anyone thinking of running who has leanings to the left won’t run because they don’t want to tip the scales to give us another Republican president, especially not McPander Bear. If there is a third party candidate I expect it will be someone who will run with the backing of the religious right. I think that the right knows that they are not going to win this one and the religious right may just want to assert their dominance by running a third party candidate. They may run Huckabee.

Comment by Democrat Soldier — February 20, 2008 @ 3:20 pm

I am okay with it, I did not want to see a 3rd Clinton term. Clinton himself got elected because of Perot, so it is poetic justice Nader defeated Gore.

And that is always the thing about voting 3rd Party – depending on how it breaks, the only effect is you hand the election to one of the big parties. I have never lived in a competitive state, so my vote is more geared to the overall reckoning of the percentages than getting someone elected.

It appears this clone also doesn’t have a clue about what the facts are, and thinks that if you repeatedly say something long enough, it becomes the truth!

God save us…

I can see where you’re coming from. All existing parties started from somewhere outside the current system.

Something I think you’re ignoring is that, eventually, they become PART of the system. They become as jaded and corrupt as the CURRENT system. It always happens.

So, how’s the knowledge that the third-party votes are responsible for Pres. Bush getting selected in 2000?

Comment by Fred — February 20, 2008 @ 2:56 pm

Gotta start somewhere. Anything to break the two party stranglehold. Both the Dems and Repubs started as outside parties with charismatic leaders….if a 3rd Party guy was incumbent, it could be the start of something larger.

Comment by Keltoi

the only thing that tied them together is your complete misunderstanding of how politics work in America……You actually thought you were providing the seed for a viable 3rd party…..each time…..?

Comment by gummitch — February 20, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

He had 40% at one point. Sure, he would have been a shot of heroin to the system, but the system needs to be remade completely. If you look at my votes, the ONLY thing that ties them together is they were the best 3rd Party shot that year.

Everything else, though…

Comment by Wayne

no, and I would like to see a much more honorable veteran at the convention waving a flip flop with mcCains name on it……John Kerry

I can’t find anything McCain hasn’t flip-flopped on now, not just torture.
can anyone else?

Comment by ralph the wonder llama

Yeah, I seem to have met everyone of them.

Did you know that well over 1 million people attended the 1965 NFL Championship game in Green Bay?