What voting for Obama will do for 3rd parties
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At this point, most Americans don't view third party candidates as truly viable. Third parties are either "issue parties" (Libertarian for folks who want radical tax reform, Green for environmentalists) or are parties for people to express their disgust with the political system.
Even if the next four years changes that, the party machinery and all of the advantages associated with it still makes a third party candidate not truly viable. Bush demonstrated in 2004 how much that matters by winning the election as one of the most unpopular Presidents ever. The advanatages of incumbency and party support are overwhelming for most.
Third party candidates only become viable in a world with serious campaign finance reform, and a complete renovation of our current party system (which perpretually protect themselves and each other.0 -
if voting could change the system it would be illegal.0
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Commy wrote:if voting could change the system it would be illegal.0
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