I beg you sir, please don't withhold your vote. There are those that tell you that a vote for a third party is like not voting, but that is not true. I will be the first to concede that Bob Barr has not chance of being elected the next president of these United States. Or Ralph Nader. Heck...it's not like Ron Paul even had a shot. Not this time. But...but.
Only by 'throwing your vote away' will you get attention in this case. It makes me very sad that the media and the two big parties have everyone convinced that they only have two choices: Evil, and the lesser of two evils.
When Ron Paul was still a candidate, I heard more people than I expected talking about him...everywhere. Work, resteraunts, the grocery store. People seemed to like what he had to say. But every time, the conversation ended the same way: Too bad he doesn't have a chance.
Sigh.
His message was out there, but no one gave him a chance in hell, so no one wanted to 'waste' there vote on him.
Who knows what would happen if people 'wasted' wasted their vote on people they believed in...it make be a slow growth, but maybe was was 1.8% of voters last time could be 2.6% this time, and 3.7%, and so on. It's not too late to fix things...but it is my belief that the tipping point is coming.
I am not saying you need to vote for Mr. Barr...although he is the best candidate for your right to KBA. But...please, don't NOT vote.
By the way, welcome to the group!
greg
