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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am tired all of the scare tactics around voting for a 3rd party.

Vote for the candidate that represents your views.  That is what democracy is all about.

If you want to compromise and vote for one of the two idiots, then that is fine too. I just don't like it when you criticize someone who wants to vote for their convictions.  Trust me, if a third party starts getting 15%-20%, that is sending a message to the two parties and it might be the start of something bigger down the line...[/quote]

Nothing will happen because there is NO THIRD PARTY. There are some candidates who get their name associated with a party, rather than the party crowing a representative after a primary. So the third party has no infrastructure, no unified strategy, no uniform party platform, no party organizers, and no party cadre. Its literally a party for hire for somewhat known or wealthy individuals. So these individuals hire the party every 4 years during election cycle and then the party is idle until the next person shows up to hire the party.

That a third party will somehow someway gather momentum to challenge the two party system has been the pipe dream for over 200 years. Structurally, there is no space for another party to grow. Unless there is constitutional changes or decades of tradition, credible third party alternative simply won't happen.

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I wish libertarians would get their shit together and actually start voting for their own candidates. [/quote]

The way I see it, if Libertarians play their cards right by voting for Hillary in swing states ensuring her victory this election, they can play an important role in the creating a new party platform after Trump loses and causes the R's to implode.

Fiscally you are already aligned with Paul Ryan-types, just have to get the R's to lay off the social/values stuff and I think you'd have a viable party.

But for now...Libertarians, and even Berners need to focus on electing Hillary in November and then stacking their local and state reps with like minded candidates.

Please?[/quote]

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