If you vote your conscience, you haven’t lost. It’s that simple. My party wins very rarely, and then only locally, but they reflect my beliefs. Should I vote for the “good ol’ boy” Republicans around here that are actually just Republicans so they can get votes? Of course not! Regardless of what few gains I may make, the losses are worse, one of them being that I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, “You helped make it this way” when those “conservatives” support liberal or authoritarian legislation. A vote for a third party is not wasted, it is what you believe.
A vote for a third party is not wasted, it is what you believe.
Bump to that and I tip my hat off to you for taking the time for at least trying to educate the status quo cheerleading squad .
“Should I vote for the “good ol’ boy” Republicans around here that are actually just Republicans so they can get votes? “
No, you work for the people that will best represent you. If you want representation *and* influence in the State Capitol and Washington, you’d better make sure that good Republicans are running by getting involved at the grass roots level. And sticking to them, pushing them to remain good Republicans.
Look at what we did in our State Rep district: oust the RINO incumbent, a woman who barely veiled her pro-abortion leanings and never saw a big government money/ campaign finance reform plan she didn’t like.
The kicker is getting good men and women to run in the first place - unfortunately that takes big money from the beginning to convince the candidate and to get the momentum going. Our new Rep won the primary by 50 votes out of over 20,000 votes total, largely by getting the home schoolers and fundamental Christians behind him: going door to door, winning votes. But he was able to start because of a backer with big money.
Find that good Republican and help him or her raise money.
And your third party beliefs will never come to fruition, because there are never enough third party voters to make it happen. I know several people who voted for Ross Perot, who are really sorry they went for the third party. You can of course say what you want.... but your vote for a third party candidate is definitely wasted.....it is a spoiler for electing a major candidate with other views similar to your own.
” Should I vote for the “good ol’ boy” Republicans around here that are actually just Republicans so they can get votes?”
When you have NO FREEDOMS left... you will have your answer.
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On the contrary: The third-party voter in '92 is responsible for enabling the election of a man who
1) sold U.S. military secrets to China for campaign contributions;
2) sent American soldiers to fight in a NATO campaign on the side of Albanian Muslim extremists;
3) lied under oath in a sexual harassment lawsuit;
4) attempted to bring homosexuals openly into the U.S. Armed Forces;
5) allowed Osama Bin Laden to get away when he was in the sights of a sniper;
6) raided a family's home in Florida to send a child back to Cuba, securing a victory for Castro;
7) is responsible for ATF actions that burned women and children to death in Waco;
8) raped Juanita Broderick;
9) groped Katherine Willey in the White House;
10) came into the the possession of FBI files of his political enemies;
11) whose wife took bribes camouflaged as futures trades;
12) whose wife ordered the shredding of Vince Foster's documents at the Rose Law Firm;
13) whose wife ordered members of the Health Care Task Force to shred documents that were the target of a court probe;
14) whose wife ordered the removal of documents from Vince Foster's office and then told her aides to lie about it;
15) whose wife obstructed justice by keeping her billing records, a document sought under subpoena, in the White House residence;
16) directed Arkansas State Police to fabricate incriminating evidence Terry Reed, a political opponent;
17) conspired with David Hale and Jim McDougal to defraud the Small Business Administration;
18) conspired in an attempt to suborn perjury from Linda Tripp;
19) was complicit in Travelgate, Filegate, Whitewater and a host of other malfeasances.
And if you vote third party this time, you'll know exactly what you're potentially abetting. A non-Republican vote this time is a vote for Hillary Clinton.
Of course, you'll still be able to stick your head under a rock and say "I didn't help make it this way." It's the easiest, most irresponsible exercise of the right to vote imaginable.