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Originally Posted by retmil46
I've said this at least once before - as long as people continue to believe that they only have two choices, with either a D or an R after their name, and that voting for a third alternative is a "waste" of their vote - which is what the two main parties WANT people to believe so they can continue their hold on power - then nothing will change and we will continue to be offered these ever-increasingly-disappointing choices each election.
I will make my voice heard, expressing my disappointment with both the D's and R's, by voting for Gary Johnson, regardless of the likely outcome of the election overall - in essence, I'll be voting my conscience - not for the lesser of two bozos.
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retmil,
I appreciate, understand and believe your reasoning that the two parties are a problem. You make that point celearly, but for this election cycle at least and for the foreseeable future, a vote for a third party is a vote thrown out the window. I've been there and done that only to contribute to the defeat of the person that I SHOULD have been voting for.