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Yea, it's called don't vote for Bush or Kerry like a mindless drone because they are a couple of douches. If you like the Green Party or the Socialists or the Constitution party or whoever then by all means vote for that candidate.
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So that is your magic strategy to go from 0.36% to winning
this election? Let me suggest that your strategy is unviable at best. I know it is a popular belief amongst some that if everyone who held Libertarian beliefs voted that way, the LP candidate would win; but unfortunately there is about 30 years of electoral history suggesting something different.
I voted for candidate I like best out of all the candidates (third-party included). It just so happens that the candidate I like best and the candidate that is the most pragmatic way to preserve my gun rights coincided this election. I'd also point out that gun rights are not the only area where President Bush is laying the groundwork to reduce the welfare state.
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I just can't comprehend how people can vote for the lesser of two evils. I guess some of us have pride and need to be able to look themselves in the mirror and some don't.
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I take my pride from feeling I have accomplished something rather than looking in the mirror, so that probably explains the difference. Principles-wise, I guess I believe that it is more principled to advance towards my goals partially rather than refuse any compromise and be driven back further.