gergroy said:
TheShape31 said:
Kasz216 said:
TheShape31 said:
@gergroy
I agree, this year none of the 3rd party candidates have a chance to win. But why do you think that is? A defeatist attitude has a little to do with it, but it's much more problematic than that. Think about the one and only time that a 3rd party candidate was allowed into the presidential debate. It was Ross Perot, the billionaire. If you can BUY yourself into the election then you have a chance. What does that say about the top two, who will only allow you to compete on the main stage if you're one of the richest 1%? What does that say about most of the country that votes for one of those two people? It shows a lack of credibility, honesty, and wisdom. I'll let you think about who owns each of those attributes. |
To be fair.. Ross Perot was alowed into the debate because at one point he was actually freaking leading the national polls.
That's why he was allowed into the debates.
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Yes, he was doing that well in the polls. And what set him apart from any other 3rd party candidate since then? Maybe it was the fact that he was a billionaire and was able to use that money to become publicly visible. Money buys advertising, TV, and radio time. Name one poor person (not raised poor, but poor during election time) that was in the running for president in U.S. history. Elections = money.
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that would make sense if that is what Perot did. At the end of the day, perot only used about 12 million of his own money. Perot was a popular candidate who aquired the support based on his own ideas and platform.
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Uh huh... so he just had good ideas and word got around? Oh wait, it must have been the internet. Oh wait, when you're a billionaire you can spend millions, and better yet have political connections. Whether or not you know this, rich people have rich friends, and most people in politics are rich. You can buy connections. And I like how you said he "only" spent $12M of his own money. That's $12M more than everyone else. Anyway, when you have big money connections you don't have to spend all the money yourself.
