I can't do that. I have to put principle first before party. Putting party first means one's more interested in power; and willing to compromise principle and morality for it. Such a bright, sharp line between good and evil has been drawn by this issue, that that type of compromise is no longer an option.
If those who voted for Carter or Ford only because they thought Anderson would lose had gone ahead and voted for Anderson, he could have won or come close to it. I know I'll be told I'm "throwing my vote away" on someone who can't win. I don't care, because I won't throw my conscience away, period.
Amen!
Wampus, it was Reagan, Carter, and Anderson in 1980. Then Anderson defected to Walter Mondale in 1984.
Secondly, I just said vote in the Republican primaries first, then go third party or sit out a general election contest if you cannot support anyone.
The Constitution Party does not even keep an up-to-date web page at this point. In some states if one "joins" a third party of this kind, he is barred from primaries. I don't know if that applies in SC, but you could not vote in a SC primary AND also be active in the party structure of the Constitution Party.
Howard Phillips, one of the founders of the Constitution Party, was (with Jerry Falwell) about the only people to warn of the liberalism of Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981. So much for that Reaganite appointment, and remember, ALL the Reagan court appointees voted against poor Terri.
Years ago, I voted for a Dem governor because she was pro-life. She won, wasn't bad. We have since had pro-death Rep and Dem. Both are evil.