Americans often claim to be tired and disenchanted with both the Republicans and Democrats, yet time after time they continue to vote for both set of bozos. They claim to want another choice, yet they label such candidates "spoilers" when they dare to run for office. Will they ever mature as citizens and make up their mind to allow others into the process?
2007-02-21 16:42:14 · 3 answers · asked by SWMynx 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
I sure wish they would, but Ross Perot spoiled that for us by being such an abject failure in '96. When he got 20% of the vote in '92 I thought there was a chance. But it's going to take a pretty amazing 3rd party candidate to change they way things are right now.
It gives me the blues.
2007-02-21 16:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to be a third party candidate to be different. If people want something, a Democrat or Republican, perhaps new to politics, can promise to give it to them. Third party candidates are always jerks as far as I'm concerned. I have nothing against voting for them, but I've never seen one anywhere who wasn't even worse than the others.
2007-02-22 00:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mike D. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main issue here is; they must generate a ballot (on the national level) that lists a third party candidate.
Just our luck, they will and then they stare at each ballot for one year thinking someone punched a hole in the wrong place because it wasn't Deomcrat or Republican................................... and then they'd demand a re-count (like what happened in Florida years ago - what a joke!). Once you're in a rut - it's hard to get out.
2007-02-22 01:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋