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Libertarian Candidate In 2004 Could Cost Bush The Election (Projectile Vomit Alert)
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| 05/25/2004
| Libertarian Party
Posted on 05/25/2004 9:17:45 AM PDT by ServesURight
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To: ServesURight
Well, since I've NEVER heard of ANY of these guys, I'm not gonna worry too much.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:20:04 AM PDT
by
EggsAckley
("people who go to the Supreme Court ought to interpret the Constitution as it is interpreted...")
To: ServesURight
Hmmmm. So the LP is touting its potential (probably a forlorn hope) of being a spoiler in the upcoming election.
Not much of a "party of principle." But it's clearly one hell of a "party of juvenile pretension."
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:22:28 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: ServesURight
So they'll finally break the 1% popular vote threshold?
This "analysis" is about as worthless as a Kerry press conference on foreign policy.
To: ServesURight
What rubbish. Libertarians, far more than the Greens, pull votes from both of the major parties -- economic conservatives from the 'rats and social liberals from the 'pubbies. Plus, the vast majority of voters that will vote LP, CP, Nader, etc., would not vote at all if those choices weren't available.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:23:18 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(The John Kerry Songbook: www.imakrom.com/kerrysongs)
To: ServesURight
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:24:54 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(They could choose between shame and war: Some chose shame, but got war anyway.)
To: r9etb
So the LP is touting its potential (probably a forlorn hope) of being a spoiler in the upcoming election. No, more correctly, the Libertarian party is trying its best to appear relevant.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:32:26 AM PDT
by
tdadams
(If there were no problems, politicians would have to invent them... wait, they already do.)
To: ServesURight
* In the 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial race, Libertarian Ed Thompson earned “a startling” 85,455 votes, he notes, while Democrat Jim Doyle won the state by about 75,000 votes.
This ONLY happened because Ed is the brother of Tommy Thompson, our outgoing Republican governor (he's now head of Dept. of Health & Human Services). Any votes for Ed were because there was a horror of electing "Diamond Jim" Doyle, (D-WEAC and Indian Gaming). The Republican acting Governor had no chance anyway, with or without the Libertarian effect.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:37:38 AM PDT
by
Watery Tart
( Andropov said, wisely, "Now all we have to do is to keep the Vietnam-era anti-Americanism alive.")
To: EggsAckley
We are roasting their stomachs at the polls!
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:39:36 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(John Kerry - Not the Swiftest Boat in the Delta.)
To: Petronski
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:40:03 AM PDT
by
saveliberty
(Liberal= in need of therapy, but would rather ruin lives of those less fortunate to feel good)
To: Tijeras_Slim
hilarious ... Baghdad Bob as spokesman for the Losertarians ROFLMAO
To: ServesURight
There are Libertarians that hold ideological libertarian purity to the extent that they would like to see the Constitution thrown out in exchange for Libertarian formula. For them, the LP seems to be their choice.
Others, even of strong conviction, like Ron Paul have settled that the Constitution is a settled starting point and needs adherence and not reformulation. For them the Liberty Caucus of the Republican Party is a good vehicle and they look to make common cause with Conservative Republicans.
The difference strongly divides the libertarian caste and will keep it to marginal impact in third party efforts but fair impact, due to Liberty Caucus, within Republican circles. Republicans have a natural affinity to restoration of Constitutional principles and that later forum forever serves as a reminder of an issue that they haven't fairly addressed in their actions, even despite disagreement on particulars.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:43:40 AM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
To: tdadams
No, more correctly, the Libertarian party is trying its best to appear relevant. With the amount of press that other 3rd parties (green and formerly the reform party) get, the LP party is far more relevant as they have more elected officals in the US than any other 3rd party.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:45:21 AM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: KC Burke
Republicans have a natural affinity to restoration of Constitutional principles Republicans, no. Conservatives, yes.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:46:58 AM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: ServesURight
Vomit alert? - You gonna get an ulcer fella, if you keep letting politics get you sick. Lighten up & learn to laugh at these political fools..
-- It's the libertarian way.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:47:57 AM PDT
by
tpaine
("The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being." -- Solzhenitsyn)
To: ServesURight
ROTFLMAO!
The "Libertarian Party" couldn't find its own ass if it had both hands in its back pants pockets.....(grin)
The Libertarian Party is to politics what Scientology is to religion.
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posted on
05/25/2004 9:49:14 AM PDT
by
Badeye
To: ServesURight
While I have some (a few) opinions in common with the Libertarians, I think this is a joke.
Someone who is abandoning Bush because he is not conservative enough is not going to vote Libertarian.
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posted on
05/25/2004 10:03:56 AM PDT
by
sharktrager
(Insanity: To continue repeating the same act, each time expecting a different result.)
To: ServesURight
This article assumes that Libertarian votes are taken from Republicans.
In reality, if there wasn't a Libertarian on the ballot, many of them them wouldn't vote to begin with.
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posted on
05/25/2004 10:10:22 AM PDT
by
freeeee
("Owning" property in the US just means you have one less landlord)
To: Phantom Lord
Republicans, no. Conservatives, yes. A good distinction, I should have made myself. Thanks for the sharpening of my statement.
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posted on
05/25/2004 10:11:39 AM PDT
by
KC Burke
(Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
To: Badeye
>>>The "Libertarian Party" couldn't find its own ass if it had both hands in its back pants pockets.....(grin) <<<
Well, maybe if it had a GPS unit in each hand.
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