[fortheDeclaration]

Aha! You are one of those who believes that a candidate OWNS votes! Yes, in your own words you said it! That, my FRiend, is the fallacy of 'effective' non voting. The FACT is that Bush and Gore got a lot of vote out of the 'anyone but the other guy' attitude. When offered a choice these voters make an affirmative statement and vote for someone that actually refelcts their philosphy. The current two party system wrangles the weak minded into thinking that they have no choice or that they will 'effectively' elect the wrong guy by voting third part. Those that promulgate that notion help undermine the USA by effectively coercing voters out of their true choice. Ever thought of yourself as an enemy of the democratic process for trying to strangle other voters' choices? Think about it.

What you need to think about is the fact we have a winner take all system and that IF one WOULD have voted for a major Party and instead chose to vote for a 3rd Party, that 3rd Party has EFFECTIVELY taken vote away from the Party that would have had those votes-period.

Now, the FACT is that either Obama or McCain is going to be President, so if one chooses to vote for a 3rd Party candidate, and would have voted major Party had not that 3rd Party existed, the 3rd Party has EFFECTIVELY help elect one or the other candidate.

That is the legacy of 3rd Parties in this nation, helping elect candidates from one of the two major Parties.

[Eagle Eye]

That is the legacy of 3rd Parties in this nation, helping elect candidates from one of the two major Parties.

And you still blame the voter instead of the candidate!

I'll bet you blame the consumer when a store goes out of business or a product is discontinued.

Your attitude is just like the MSN attitudes that blame veiwers for not watching their programs or consumers who refuse to buy certain newspapers.

Third parties don't cause runners up to come in second; the candidate and his campaign do it themselves. If they cannot earn votes it is THEIR problem, not the third party's problem.

Once more and read my lips: voters do not OWE their vote to anyone and no candidate OWNS any votes!