We'll see about voter turnout. Everyone has an opinion, but I'm not convinced that, despite all the activism going on, it'll really be that much higher than before. Hopefully I'll be wrong, but I already see a lot of people around whom you with think would vote having been too lazy to register by the deadline.
Oh, and to address your first question, he's a liberetarian. If you don't know, they're generally considered right-of-republicans, but they're really off the normal right/left scale. Dems, Reps, Greens all believe in imposing their beliefs on others through government. Liberetarians, simply put, do not. They in many ways exemplify what the republicans stood for way back when: miniscule government, low taxes, pro-business. But they (generally) lack the religious fundamentalism that accompanies the republican mentality that pushes republicans to legislate out abortion, gay marriage (and gay sex in many cases), stem cell research, etc.
Did I mention that I am NOT a liberetarian? I am not pro-business and pro-property, I am pro-competition. I am not small-government I am effective government. So although in a number of ways, like those mentioned above, the pragmatics of my philosophies intersect with the pragmatics of the liberetarian philosophies, in many ways they also diverge significantly.
Moreover, Badnarik is kind of, well, crazy
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But, see, like it's already said, Massachusetts is pretty much going to Kerry anyway. If you were in Florida your third-party vote would be, well it would be suicidal for one thing, but it would be more prominent considering how Bush "won" Florida last time by some 500 votes.
If people are already writing off Masachusetts for Kerry, then will politicians bother to look at how many people went third-party in that state?... is my question.
Not to suggest anyone's vote is unimportant, I'm just genuinely curious.
'Nother question: Is WV still considered a swing state? Lately it seems the media's been marking it as leaning Republican (god no!).
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Did I mention that I am NOT a liberetarian? I am not pro-business and pro-property, I am pro-competition. I am not small-government I am effective government. So although in a number of ways, like those mentioned above, the pragmatics of my philosophies intersect with the pragmatics of the liberetarian philosophies, in many ways they also diverge significantly.
Moreover, Badnarik is kind of, well, crazy ( ... )
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If people are already writing off Masachusetts for Kerry, then will politicians bother to look at how many people went third-party in that state?... is my question.
Not to suggest anyone's vote is unimportant, I'm just genuinely curious.
'Nother question: Is WV still considered a swing state? Lately it seems the media's been marking it as leaning Republican (god no!).
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