BTW, I just now checked out your FR page.
How many states is your man Tom on the ballot ?
Where was he 2 years ago ?
Who do you think a split vote will benefit ?
Do you think a “protest” vote will have any lasting impact ?
Ask him how many times Hoefling has been married, and where he works.
I’m Tom Hoefling, which is made plain on my home page.
In answer to your questions:
By the time we get done filing everything, it will be possible for the voters representing a large majority of the electors to vote for me. Probably about three quarters of them.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2931555/posts
Two years ago, I was doing exactly what I’m doing now; ie building a principled vehicle for the people to take their own self-governance back into their own hands.
We don’t worry about “split votes.” Our goal is simply to raise up candidates that actually represent America’s founding principles and America’s people, and then to leave the results to God. “If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God.” — George Washington
But, now that you mention it, take a close look at the candidate statements at the link I provided. You will see that I am the only conservative on the ballot this year in California. The Left is split five different ways.
Folks aren’t supporting me as a “protest.” They’re voting for me because I represent them, and the other candidates don’t. You do remember that we are supposed to have a system of representative self-government, right?