G.R. Patterson III wrote:



Wdtabor wrote:

This is a fight I have with my fellow LP members often. TO me, it is more
important that libertarian ideas prevail, not Libertarian candidates. If
that means gently persuading Republicans and even some Democrats to
become more libertarian, then so be it.

Let's see if I understand you correctly. Your theory is that, if enough
people vote Libertarian, the other candidates will start to adopt some of
the LP views in an attempt to siphon off some of those votes?


That's exactly what third parties have always done for our system. They
introduce radical ideas into the mix and the ones that have merit are
eventually embraced by the mainstream. Perot's Independent party was the
last one in recent history to have such an impact.


I would like to be able to agree, but I think that Dems and Reps would
simply be afraid of losing votes they already have and afraid of losing
the support of the main party.

In any case, a vote is never "wasted" if you vote for the candidate you
prefer.

Absolutley. Although sometimes I wish you could check a box next to a
candidate's name that's labeled "Against".

--
Frank....H