"In 2000, the Libertarian nominee received only about 385,000 votes or 0.36 percent,"
Many libertarians, like me, voted for, and even contributed to Bush in 2000. Since he has shown himself to be socially repressive and fiscally irresponsible, in fact, the exact opposite of what libertarians wanted, it is unlikely many of us will make the same mistake this time around.
I know most of you don't care. I don't think we will be the reason he loses even if he does. Mine is just an observation.
And a Kerry presidency will just warm the cockles of your heart,I bet. :-)
Third Party voting only works in the primaries. This is how it works. Say that the Democrats get 35% of the vote, the Communists get 2% of the vote, the Socialist Worker's Party gets 3% of the vote, the Greens get 6% of the vote, and the Libertarians get 2% of the vote. Then, in the general election, the Democratic candidate can look at the primary election results and say: "Gee. 13% of my important constituents feel really strongly about moral-liberal issues, so therefore I will alter my message accordingly in the general election!"