You one of the person who I mentioned. Read again “who are vote for them anyway”

God Bless, and PLEASE GOD save us from the president with a Hussein middle name

AMEN

But we have a lot of stuped who vote for them anyway.
I don’t know why only one third party candidate run from the right,and one from the left on the national level. Every third and independent party member can run on the state level. All of this doing nothing,going nowhere third and ind. parties must join together on the national level. That is the only way,maybe.

God Bless

It’s time Americans took back OUR country, read the Federalist Papers, and re-institute our REPUBLIC to take it back from the liberal socialist globalists’ (McCain, Clinton, Obama, Huckabee) agenda which is destroying our national sovereignty. It’s not too late but within 10 years it will be if we sit back and do nothing like a herd of lemmings.

John McCain is but another George W. Bush deceiver. A wolf in another cloak.

It’s time for a real third-party alliance. If you don’t agree, then at least rebel against the two-party system by WRITING IN YOUR PERSONAL CANDIDATES ON EACH BALLOT - LOCAL, STATE, OR NATIONAL. Don’t continue voting for EVIL.

Grating for whom? Nader? He doesn’t seem to mind. And people who are pro-3rd party/anti-restrictive ballot access are hardly in a position to complain about him, or anyone, running. The GPUS has, in fact, issued an official statement welcoming him to the race and wishing him well.

By the way, the Ralph Nader/Harold Stassen comparisons that have been popping up around the ‘net are sad, especially so on a website called Third Party Watch.

A far more appropriate comparison would be with Norman Thomas, who was actually the nominee of a party and campaigned in general elections (six of them, as a Socialist), something Stassen never did. Norman Thomas influenced millions of people and left a legacy of social justice behind that resonates to this day. Harold Stassen was a one-time player in the moderate wing of the Republican Party who essentially left nothing behind except a few approving nods from a handful of historians who either specialize in Minnesota history or Republican Party history.

There is all kinds of blame to go around for “giving us W.” “The left,” simply because it’s intellectually lazy and vacuous, keeps myopically ignoring the numerous other variables that have now become so obvious they’re finally starting to appear in mainstream op-eds (Gore failing to win his home state, African-American disenfranchisement in Florida, other left wing 3rd party candidates on the ballot in Florida, Jeb Bush & Katherine Harris, etc. etc.)

Dondero,

I can only assume you are speaking in jest, as Giuliani’s 1/2 state strategy (south Florida) panned out so well for his campaign.

Rethugs always make noises about campaigning in California, and after a few fundraisers in Orange County see the reality on the ground and head south, just as it will this time around.

I too am torn, as I think a nasty next couple of weeks between Obama and Clinton ending with a nasty convention win for Hillary could move alot of disgruntled Obama supporters to take a look at hsi more experienced anti-war pro-impeachement collegue from Georgia (McKinney).

I also agree with David Gaines that we’ll have more luck building a party on the left if you all can build a party on the libertarian side that actually gets some votes in the presidential race. We need a third AND 4th party to make them both succeed.

March 6th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I’m starting to pick up that even hardened McCain critics from a month ago on the Right, are starting to warm up to the guy. He’s making all the right moves, (no pun intended).

He even said something the other day that warmed my heart. He adopted the “Giuliani” 50 state strategy and said that as a Republican he was going to run agressively in all the states, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA!!

Finally! A GOP Presidential candidate who pledges to run a full campaign in our Nation’s largest State. I’m not at all ready to jump on the McCain bandwagon. But he’s at least sound the right tune to win over hardened skeptics like me.”

I wonder how long it is going to be before Dondero starts “Libertarians for McCain.”

Secondly:
“Alternately, is there any significant difference between Obama and Clinton?”
No. And I don’t just mean that in a Nader “they are all run by corporate interests” way. I mean if you go to their respective websites, their proposals are identical or nearly identical on almost everything. Clinton will win the nomination because she has a negative personality. Why will that make her win? Because now that the GOP race is over, Republicans will come out in droves in the final primaries to vote for her to give McCain a better chance. I’ve already heard about this happening.
Really, it doesn’t matter. I mean, I like Obama better, but its only because of his personality. They are both proposing some wild things; and though I agree with a lot of them, they will never get congress to pass the legislation required.

He even said something the other day that warmed my heart. He adopted the “Giuliani” 50 state strategy and said that as a Republican he was going to run agressively in all the states, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA!!

Finally! A GOP Presidential candidate who pledges to run a full campaign in our Nation’s largest State. I’m not at all ready to jump on the McCain bandwagon. But he’s at least sound the right tune to win over hardened skeptics like me.

The very latest word is that Sarah Palin is out cause she’s, um, well… 6 months pregnent.

The newest name to pop up is Chris Cox of California. Why is Cox significant? Cause he’s like best buddies with the Orange County Libertarian Party, most especially Bruce Cohen. If McCain chooses Cox, won’t matter who the LP runs. Only diehards will cast a protest vote for the LP. The vast majority of the libertarian movement will vote McCain/Cox.

It would be a lot easier for leftists like me to work on national campaigns for the Green Party, Socialist Party, Nader, etc. if our comrades in the Constitution Party, Reform Party, American Party, etc. would live up to their end of the bargain and make life as tough for the Republicans for once as we make it for the Democrats.

Barr is an interesting thought, but a major third party move from the Right would probably need a more nationally recognized figure like Paul or Buchanan. But the bottom line is people need to compromise and pool their energies if they really want to cause problems for McCain and the Dems.

I think it doesn’t look good for Left third parties this year. Especially given that activists will once again be divided between Nader and McKinney (not to mention the Socialist candidates). If Clinton beats Obama, then maybe something will get going. But unless disaster strikes, I wouldn’t bet on any third party on the left exceeding Nader’s 2000 tally. If Obama wins then (barring catastrophe) neither Nader or McKinney will exceed a half percentage point.