[hchutch]

I'd suggest you look at section9's comments in Post 127.

Plus, consider the fact that between the three seats that were lost by third party runs over the past three elections and a blown runoff in `02, we had ZERO margin for health issues or family crises. Slade Gorton would have voted to end the filibusters. Having TWO Republican Senators from Nevada as opposed to the current Reid-Ensign split would have helped. Having Thune in the Senate over Tim Johnson would have helped. Having Susie Terrell in over Mary Landrieu (who flip-flopped on Estrada) would have helped. But too many people (including some Freepers) still pass on this BS about "no difference between the GOP and Dems" and as a result, we deal with crap like this.

But do the third-party types admit they made a mistake? Nooo....

[CaptBlack]

Who was the "third party" disruptor in WA state that handed Cantwell the Senate seat over Slade?

[steveegg]

Plus, consider the fact that between the three seats that were lost by third party runs over the past three elections and a blown runoff in `02,....

Don't forget the royal screw job delivered by the Wisconsin Pubbie establishment (read, then-governor and now HHS secretary Tommy Thompson) in '98 that proved to be the difference between getting someone of good character (Mark Neumann) and keeping Russ (Slimeroad) Feingold.