<OT> One more reason I am glad I don't live in CA

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Tom Wilson wrote:
> People should take the time to research  3rd party candidates and cast
> their vote for that candidate if one of the 2 major parties don't put up
> a candidate that they like or agree with.  A powerful message could be
> sent to the political elite.  We won't settle anymore.

While I agree in principle, in reality it won't happen.  Look at the
results from 2000 when Nader got a significant chunk of the vote.  Did
anything change?  Or go back even further to 1992 when Perot got a nice
chunk of the vote.  Nothing changed.

> Not that that would actually happen.  People are to scared to vote
> outside of their party.  Kind of a pied piper type thing.

Combined with lack of awareness.  People vote for what is familiar.  How
many US residents on this list can name the Green or Natural Law party
candidates for president without doing some research?

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