[SandRat]

Been there once before with Ross Perot; the likelihood of winning is ZERO, all the while ensuring the election of Broom Hilda or B.O. in Nov is guaranteed.

[TBP]

Just as John Anderson guaranteed Carter’s re-election.

Just as Wallce siphoned off vbotes and guaranteed Hubert ?Humhrey’s victory.

Why not vote your principles insted of expediency?

When teh Democrats win, it’s like we’re driving off a cliff at 100 MPH. At lest the Republicans drive the speed limit — but you’re still going off the cliff. If you want to vote for McCain instead of the other two to drive you off the cliff, that’s certainly your right. But you’re still going to go off the cliff.

Why not turn the car around?

[ZGuy]

Not true (that voting American Independent will ensure the victory of a democrat). In blue states which the dems have no chance of losing, republicans/conservatives can show support for a third party without hurting McCain’s chances at all.

[Squantos]

Maybe a good idea to start now for 2012 elections........not saying this party or the GOP is the answer. But the path we’re taking now is marginal at best IMO.....the lesser than option every time just plain sucks.

Stay safe !

[TBP]

You know, there is no evidence that Peerot made the difference in 1992. Studies have shown that in a two-way race, his voters split about evenly between the other two — if forced to make a choice.

Furthermore, there are at least two candidates for the disaffected on the left to support — Nader and McKinney. So your argument that we have to support the GOP to keep the Democrats out doesn’t hold water.

Further, as conservatives, what would McCain’s victory get us? As with previous country-club RINO Presidents, we’ll get all the rhetoric and they’ll get all the action.

This atttitude by Republicans that they own conservative votes, that somehow we’re obligated to vote for them no matter what they do is off-putting and offensive.

If Everyone who agrees with the principles of America’s Independent Party voted ofr it, it would win.

You know, the Republicans were considered unable to win either — until they did.

[MrEdd]

I am a conservative not a Republican. I will vote for Republicans IF they are conservative. If Bush's opponent had not been Hanoi John Kerry, I would not have voted in the last election.

Islam's war against the west will inevitably bring the US a nuclear strike. The persistent open borders are a hot potato that will utterly destroy the party in power when it happens. I prefer that the borders be closed - but barring that, let it be the liberals who are destroyed if we're not going to move to prevent it.

This is as obvious and foreseeable as the earlier attacks on September eleventh. Aside from the loss we all will have of family and friends WHEN not if this happens, I recognize that the party who emerges in power will be able to radically reshape government the United States. Many on the left foresee this as well, and are actively working to keep our defenses weak.

I therefore am willing to sacrifice important pieces to win the game. Winning the white house or congress are less important than closing the borders. A candidate who could win an office, at the cost of placing someone in office that the left could justifiably claim failed to aggressively defend America costs conservatism control of the board.

By the same token I will not move to save a socially liberal republican candidate merely to defeat the democrat. Sometimes control of the board is more important than saving every pawn.

If I get a liberal in office who votes liberal while claiming (unchallenged) to represent the party with a conservative platform, then my voice is even more unheard than if a liberal democrat is in office. It means that conservatives will vote for anyone who claims conservatism, even if they are to the left of Hillary Clinton. It also means that the Republican party did this eyes wide open, believing that I (and other conservatives) would vote for a yellow dog if it was a republican. Sorry RNC that only works with democrats.

Semper Fidelis

[1035rep]

"Been there once before with Ross Perot; the likelihood of winning is ZERO, all the while ensuring the election of Broom Hilda or B.O. in Nov is guaranteed."

What you said!