Comments on: the Myth of “Third Party” Votes http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/ Religion, SF, and Other Speculative Fictions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Zach Alexander http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19950 Zach Alexander Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:57:53 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19950 I hear what you're saying, but I'm with C.L. – I think the real issue is that we need voting reform so that the "spoiler" issue disappears. I hear what you’re saying, but I’m with C.L. – I think the real issue is that we need voting reform so that the “spoiler” issue disappears.

]]> By: xJane http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19831 xJane Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:33:14 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19831 re: Nader I don't really consider him a Green since 2004. There's something to be said about quitting while you're ahead (or before you get behind), but he ran as an independent then, and was far to conservative for my money. Would it have been better to only allow two candidates: Bad and Worse, for people to vote for to make sure we didn't get Worse? I still like to think that having Worse around for so long as convinced people they need to vote for Good (or at least Bad). Or maybe just that they need to vote. re: Nader

I don’t really consider him a Green since 2004. There’s something to be said about quitting while you’re ahead (or before you get behind), but he ran as an independent then, and was far to conservative for my money.

Would it have been better to only allow two candidates: Bad and Worse, for people to vote for to make sure we didn’t get Worse? I still like to think that having Worse around for so long as convinced people they need to vote for Good (or at least Bad). Or maybe just that they need to vote.

]]> By: Rich http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19829 Rich Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:21:36 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19829 Oops, sorry, I meant xJane. Oops, sorry, I meant xJane.

]]> By: Rich http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19828 Rich Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:21:00 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19828 I dunno John, as much as I agreed with a lot of his ideas, I still think R. Nader should have quit when he had no chance to do anything except get Bush (re) elected. I dunno John, as much as I agreed with a lot of his ideas, I still think R. Nader should have quit when he had no chance to do anything except get Bush (re) elected.

]]> By: C. L. Hanson http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19815 C. L. Hanson Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:13:24 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19815 I think it would be easier to rally behind a "third party" candidate (without helping the bad guys) if the presidential election system in the U. S. were reformed. I've discussed my ideas on this in <a href="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2006/08/confessions-of-former-nader-voter-part.html" rel="nofollow">Confessions of a former Nader voter 1</a> and <a href="http://lfab-uvm.blogspot.com/2006/08/confessions-of-former-nader-voter-part_13.html" rel="nofollow">2</a>. I think it would be easier to rally behind a “third party” candidate (without helping the bad guys) if the presidential election system in the U. S. were reformed.

I’ve discussed my ideas on this in Confessions of a former Nader voter 1 and 2.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19803 Jeff Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:28:37 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19803 As a Libertarian who votes for a lot of Democrats (yes, social issues are more important to me than economic ones), I can definitely relate to what you're saying. Frankly, the two major parties have screwed us all big time, and I believe that the only way to truly hold them accountable is to vote them out of office. If that means that we do it one third-party vote at a time, so be it. On the flip side, there is a lot of truth to what Munjaros is saying...sigh. As a Libertarian who votes for a lot of Democrats (yes, social issues are more important to me than economic ones), I can definitely relate to what you’re saying. Frankly, the two major parties have screwed us all big time, and I believe that the only way to truly hold them accountable is to vote them out of office. If that means that we do it one third-party vote at a time, so be it.

On the flip side, there is a lot of truth to what Munjaros is saying…sigh.

]]> By: Munjaros http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/comment-page-1/#comment-19802 Munjaros Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:16:31 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/07/28/the-myth-of-third-party-votes/#comment-19802 I agree with what you're saying and I hate the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils, but I also hate the idea of allowing the greater of two evils to win if I have any say in it. I guess this somewhat ties in with the whole Idealism v. Pragmatism thing. I agree with what you’re saying and I hate the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils, but I also hate the idea of allowing the greater of two evils to win if I have any say in it. I guess this somewhat ties in with the whole Idealism v. Pragmatism thing.

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