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Originally Posted by Beer Goddess
We also have had numerous opportunities to elect third party candidates. I know that they are usually not-mainstream (but isn't that the point). However, if we really want to buck the two party system, we need to vote for third party candidates. Too often I have heard people say, "I am not going to vote for him/her because she won't win." Well obviously not if you don't vote for them. We are so concerned about being on the winning team even if it means nothing changes.
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The reason that we don't vote for 3rd party candidates isn't to "be on the winning team", it's to pick the lesser of two evils.
Let's say Bush, Gore and my Uncle Bob are running. I *know* Uncle Bob is the best candidate, but since he's unknown to 99.95 of the nation, he won't win. Let's also say I *hate* Gore... so now I'm forced to vote for Bush just to keep Gore out of office. This is indeed what happened to Gore in 2000... since most of the 3rd party candidates were fairly liberal, I bet a lot of those people in Florida that voted 3rd party are kicking themselves.