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SanAndreasX on 22 September 2016
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method114 said:
Azuren said:
Not even gonna bother if he tries to make the point that one is worse than the other because I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils. Gary Johnson has my vote.

It's sad that this is the choice people are focing themselves to choose between. Just vote Gary Johnson and really prove a point. All anyone says is "he has no chance of winning". Of course not because everyone says that. Stop treating the voting system as a win or lose situation vote for who you truly believe is the best of all the avaliable canidates and let the chips fall where they may.

Our political system effectively keeps Johnson or any other third party from winning. This is a winner takes all system where votes are apportioned by arbitrary voting districts. The losing parties don't get proportional representation. 

And there's a lot more at stake than the Oval Office. The Oval Office is not an insignificant prize with its  but it's the tip of the iceberg. The next President is likely to have the opportunity to shape the Supreme Court profoundly, since most of the Justices are in their late 70s or early 80s, in addition to the seat vacated by Scalia. Then there is also the matter of Congress. I have zero respect for Congress at this point, and until sanity returns to the legislative branch I want a president who will readily use his or her veto pen to rein in the insanity in Congress. So there you are. You might not agree with me, so be it. Do our choices suck? Yes. But regardless of suckage, on January 20th, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be taking the oath of office. 

i also think these third parties have no right to expect Americans to just turn over the reins of national government to then just because they are neither A nor B. They really need to start proving themselves and their policies, and the way to do that is to start at the bottom. They need to start small. Win a few mayor or city council elections. Then win a few elections for county sheriff, county commissioner, or county executive. Then on to state legislatures/General Assemblies. Then the governor's mansion. And then the US House and Senate. Show your ideas at work locally. Making Hail Mary grabs at the White House is a waste of time and money.