The choice this Tuesday

**SigniferOne** · November 07, 2006, 12:02 AM

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**LoZz** · November 07, 2006, 02:02 AM

you guys need 3 party politics

**Last Roman** · November 07, 2006, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by LoZz

you guys need 3 party politics

we do. In fact we have dozens of political parties. problem is, everyone thinks that it'll be a "wasted vote"

**edders** · November 07, 2006, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Last Roman

we do. In fact we have dozens of political parties. problem is, everyone thinks that it'll be a "wasted vote"

That's why even if I lived in America I'd vote Republican and not Libertarian.

**Erik** · November 07, 2006, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Last Roman

we do. In fact we have dozens of political parties. problem is, everyone thinks that it'll be a "wasted vote"

That's because it is a wasted vote.

Face it: these two are the only choices you have, your grandparents had, and your grandchildren will have.

**Hansa** · November 07, 2006, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Erik

That's because it is a wasted vote.

Face it: these two are the only choices you have, your grandparents had, and your grandchildren will have.

Jupp, within todays framework, it should take the full media publication of a massive gay gangbang by all male republican senators+congressmen in the senate or congress followed by the sacrifice of a Christian to Satan on their part, while all democrats were running around the streets killing and torturing homeless people while taking anything of value from the molested bodies (e.g. possible gold teeth), in such an occurence, perhaps new parties both on the left and right could emerge. Otherwise, no way, hose. you'd need a election system change for that, and it wont happen.

When people still vote for the two major parties today, they will cope with just about any behavior from the two major parties before a third option is considered.

**Lunar4** · November 07, 2006, 03:09 PM

no ****?

**VALIS** · November 07, 2006, 03:32 PM

when is the result of the vote, likely to be announced?

**Last Roman** · November 07, 2006, 03:57 PM

if everyone who said "it's a wasted vote" voted third party, the republicans and democrats would be much less powerful

and even if third parties have little/no chance of getting elected, they still serve a purpose, especially single issue parties.

and I dont think any of my votes were wasted, thank you very much.

**Erik** · November 07, 2006, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Last Roman

if everyone who said "it's a wasted vote" voted third party, the republicans and democrats would be much less powerful

Only is they all voted for the same 3rd party.
More likely you would still have the Republicrats on spot 1 and 2, followed by 20 different "3rd parties".

**Ahiga** · November 07, 2006, 04:14 PM

The reason people feel against voting for independents is that it harms one of the two parties which they feel closer to:

If I voted Libertarian in place of Democrat, then the democrats would be weaker against the republicans, whom I have a lot less in relation to. So my vote is weakening the party I am inclined to, with no real benefit (Unless everyone did it).

**Bovril** · November 07, 2006, 05:39 PM

In the UK we essentially have a two party system. I still vote Green, because for every Green vote some one casts, its moves the political center ground that much closer to the party whose policies I most support.