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Have you checked out Ron Paul?1600 star wrote:Democrat or Republican I can't stand to listen to there nonsense anymore!I have been following some from the Libertarian party here in Wy. and it just makes sense to me. I will vote Libertarian this fall.
Not only what you say but many have crossed lines themselves based on which party they think they have a better chance in. Also the extremes in most cases have been eliminated.Meanie wrote:Why does anyone have to be party specific? Why can't people just choose the best candidate they think can do the job without affiliating them to a party? That's one of the main problems in this country with politicians. Too many are committed to one party or the other and it's mostly Dems or Reps and for the past few decades, both have proven to be "crumb" in one form or another.
Very good point. I have a friend in politics and has become the mayor of the city we grew up in. He switched parties because he had a better chance. I'm thinking, then what the heck are parties for? What's more surprising are those die hard rep or dem voters who most likely don't realize the switching going on, or maybe they do but don't get the connection. It's all political bullpoop.Patrick wrote:
Not only what you say but many have crossed lines themselves based on which party they think they have a better chance in. Also the extremes in most cases have been eliminated.
i get what you're saying, but generally a party has some core values. hence someone setting themselves up with a particular party. it's not always the case. and each party evolves. that's why new parts raise up and old ones die. currently, neither party is what they started off as. i don't think i go with a party but there is one that i tend to go to more often than not. although, if the two front runners of the two major parties become the options for president - i will be voting libertarian for the first time ever in a presidential election.Meanie wrote:Why does anyone have to be party specific? Why can't people just choose the best candidate they think can do the job without affiliating them to a party? That's one of the main problems in this country with politicians. Too many are committed to one party or the other and it's mostly Dems or Reps and for the past few decades, both have proven to be "crumb" in one form or another.
Not so, not all Libertarians. The Libertarian CATO institute has basically poo-poo'ed all over him in regards to the racist articles carried in his various newsletters over the years. Paul has about as much chance of winning the GOP nomination or becoming the next POTUS as I do of becoming the next Pope.jonnythan wrote:Have you checked out Ron Paul?1600 star wrote:Democrat or Republican I can't stand to listen to there nonsense anymore!I have been following some from the Libertarian party here in Wy. and it just makes sense to me. I will vote Libertarian this fall.
He's essentially a Libertarian running under the Republican ticket. The Libertarian party is courting him to run as a Libertarian if (when) he doesn't get the Republican nomination.
Its no different up here in the Great White North. During our last General Federal Election, a Vancouver MP was elected to Parliament as a Liberal MP, almost the next day, he crossed the floor, joining the Minority Conservative Party and was rewarded with a Ministerial position. The people in his riding were outraged, and wanted him to step down and face a bi-election. Basically they said, they elected the Liberal candidate, not the Conservative and him crossing the floor was a slap in the face to the ridings voters.Meanie wrote:Very good point. I have a friend in politics and has become the mayor of the city we grew up in. He switched parties because he had a better chance. I'm thinking, then what the heck are parties for? What's more surprising are those die hard rep or dem voters who most likely don't realize the switching going on, or maybe they do but don't get the connection. It's all political bullpoop.Patrick wrote:
Not only what you say but many have crossed lines themselves based on which party they think they have a better chance in. Also the extremes in most cases have been eliminated.