[sarasotarepublican]

I just do not agree with the premise that being a member of a particular "party" makes one candidate more worthwhile than another.

I respect your opinion on this matter. However, GWB is in the White House, today, because Ralph Nader received enough votes to take the election victory from Gore. In that election, it worked for Republicans. Ross Perot gave us the clinton slime machine for 8 years.

[WhiteGuy]

I have heard this argument before.

I would suggest that gwb is in the white house by virtue of receiving the most votes under our electoral college system.

I do not believe that our voting process is a zero-sum game. That there are a finite number of "votes" that are divided between the 2 majority parties.

I also do not blame perot for 8 years of clinton embarrassment. The competing parties simply did not put forth a candidate that was better in the eyes of the voting public.

Using the popular logic of this discussion, it could be argued that gwb won the 2000 election thanks primarily to Patrick Bucanan's strong showing in several counties in Florida..............