Posted on 03/24/2008 9:38:28 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
Many conservatives are feeling left out of the 2008 presidential race, with the likes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battling for the Democratic nomination and the GOP endorsement likely going to U.S. Sen. John McCain, who has worked with Democrats on campaign limits as well as amnesty for illegal aliens, and in 2004 actually was thought of as a possible running mate for Democratic candidate John Kerry.
Some prominent leaders, including Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, even have said they will not vote rather than vote for the liberal leanings of McCain.
So is 2008 the year when a third-party candidate would find some traction among those disaffected by the abortion, marriage and national security stances found in the records of the three front-runners left in the race?
Charles Lewis, national outreach director for Christian Exodus, is one of those behind the launch of the new Save America Summit website, and believes it's not only time, it's overdue.
"Even the national conservative pundits who have drunk the Koolaid have to say 'hold your nose and vote for McCain,'" Lewis told WND. "Not one of them recommended voting for McCain in a primary."
Among those joining in the effort are presidential candidate Alan Keyes, American Minute founder Bill Federer, Council for National Policy member Bob Fischer, Minuteman national executive Director Al Garza, Constitution Party founder Howard Phillips, Gun Owners of American executive director Larry Pratt, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder Chris Simcox, Operation Save America founder Flip Benham and dozens of others.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
The whole article is a long read, but worth it.
Bloomberg gave up on his plan to go independent for one reason: Americans do not want a 3rd party candidate.
America wants McCain over anyone else, and that’s what counts.
Among those joining in the effort are presidential candidate Alan Keyes, American Minute founder Bill Federer, Council for National Policy member Bob Fischer, Minuteman national executive Director Al Garza, Constitution Party founder Howard Phillips, Gun Owners of American executive director Larry Pratt, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps founder Chris Simcox, Operation Save America founder Flip Benham and dozens of others.
Couldn’t find anybody sane?
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What about you?
Count me among the insane then. Though I think it is the other way around. I think it is insane to vote for McCain in the vain hope that he is better than the other two.
It's always the crazy folks who gotta pull you sane people out of the fire.
Actually he gave it up because there's already going to be four liberals on the ballot in November.
A conservative third party candidate will not work unless there are countervailing liberal third parties that dilute the votes in a general presidential election, which would give the conservative 3rd party a chance to win. So the answer is no to a third party... for now.
Nader is running independent, and the crazy lady, Cynthia McKinney, is going to be on the Green Party ballot.
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Has former president Ross Perot weighed in on this?
Will the Presidential ballots be marked with “None of the Above”?
I feel like I woke up in the Bizarro World.
without the crossover voting allowed in primaries would mccain have won the GOP nomination ?
It is really a serious observation to say that McCain is the same as the corrupt Hillary Clinton and the socialist Hussein? Is McCain's position on the war against Islamo Fascism the same as Clinton's and Obama’s? If the answer is no then we don't need a third losing party.
I, for one, could care less what Ross Perot thinks. He was never a conservative.
Actually, now that you mention it, though, John McCain reminds me of Perot.
All they need, or want, to do is pull enough votes in Florida and California to seem relevant.
And that just may happen, especially in Florida.
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