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[*kryogenix*]

I've approached some people with the question, Why John Kerry, even when you acknowlege that he's a lousy candidate? They reply "He's not George Bush. Anyone but Bush."

Well, Ralph Nader isn't George Bush. Michael Badnarik is not George Bush. Why not vote for them?

Most reply, "Because they won't win."

I thought the reason we vote was because we wanted the candidate with the closest ideals to ours to be elected. Not because we wanted to vote for the winning candidate.

Responses?

[*tweeak*]

I've approached some people with the question, Why John Kerry, even when you acknowlege that he's a lousy candidate? They reply "He's not George Bush. Anyone but Bush."

Well, Ralph Nader isn't George Bush. Michael Badnarik is not George Bush. Why not vote for them?

Most reply, "Because they won't win."

I thought the reason we vote was because we wanted the candidate with the closest ideals to ours to be elected. Not because we wanted to vote for the winning candidate.

Responses?

its not that you want to vote for the winning canidate, its because voting for an independant party will not get you anywhere. if you acknowlage that a canidate is bad, then youd prefer them not to win, so its more important to take the votes away from the one you dont like, ie george bush. despite the other canidates being preferable, there is still a large percentage of the nation that refuses to acknowlage any party but the main two- democratic and republican. despite having the freedom to vote for whomever in whatever party you choose, it is in reality still a race between the two main parties. my typo earlier led me to the conlusion- they, remocrats as they shall now be collaberatively called, are aginst all the smaller parties, and as they are bigger, they will always crush them. the debates are against only shrub and kerry, so it is implied to the nation that they are the only ones that matter, especially as nadar is not even on the ballot anymore, but a write-in. micky mouse has as good of a chance to win as he does now. so, while you think you are doing good voting a better party, you are practiacally not voting at all.