Comments on: Nearly Half Call it Time for a Third Party; The Question: Whether They’d Support it

By: crsfructso

crsfructso — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:18:38 +0000

That’s just plain dumb. You must be a liberal supporting new tricks to get Obama re-elected.

By: Andy hrehorovich

Andy hrehorovich — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:33:00 +0000

A third party is essential now as a platform to educate those who are programmed for business as usual. For instance, Ron Paul wants to increase military spending here to create many more jobs. Overseas military spending got us bankrupt. The media has done a poor job in explaining this.

By: Andy hrehorovich

Andy hrehorovich — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:05:56 +0000

Ron Paul looks out of place running as a Republican. He looks like a Professor who stumbled into a kindergarden class full of kids. He is far superior to the others. One who does not pander to the party or corporate interests but represents his employer, the taxpayer. Also, he is the only one in the group who fully understands the catastrophe of “business as usual”. Ron Paul is the third party that we need if only to bring honesty to the other parties.

By: Andy Hrehorovich

Andy Hrehorovich — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:39:57 +0000

Without a third party, congress will continue passing laws to accomodate the party rather than the American citizen as it has for the past 50 years.

By: June Genis

June Genis — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:34:51 +0000

Just how are you gauging likelihood to vote? If it’s by whether these folks have voted in the past don’t be surprised that they look unlikely. It’s been a long time since many people thought there was anyone worth voting for. Why bother to vote is you’ll be screwed either way. This year, if he is selected as the LP Candidate, Gary Johnson will offer a major viable alternative with broad appeal across party lines and especially with independents. Its shaping up as an interesting year.

That is, if the MSM will treat Johnson any better than they have Ron Paul. ABC has been particularly bad about giving Paul the coverage he deserves.

By: Rick McDaniel

Rick McDaniel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:50:20 +0000

Give it some time.

Right now, the people are taking charge again, and rejecting the candidate the establishment wants to shove down our throats.

Perhaps it is the time when the people of this country, retake it from the politicians, and special interests.

By: tmferretti

tmferretti — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:30 +0000

Ron Paul is not a republican; he needs to run as a Libertarian candidate. If he wants his message to get out, he needs his own platform. He won’t get much recognition at the republican convention. As a third party candidate he would be included in the Presidential debates.

The problem is if he softens on his anti-war stance and legalization of drugs, he’ll lose half the young people’s support.

By: RobBob

RobBob — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:07:44 +0000

Bad analysis, it’s not that ‘third party’ candidates fade – what happens is people coalesce around the front runners.

So, the candidates who are not in the top two spots tend to fade as election day nears.

If a Republican is in that 3rd spot, if a Democrat is in that 3rd spot, then you’ll see a so-called major party candidate fade.

That’s normal and not even a problem for a 3rd party. To win, they have to have the same things going for them as a major party – tons of cash, a willingness to promise everything under the sun, and huge name recognition.

Then you’ll get a 3rd party guy winning – and it won’t make a lick of difference, because he or she will be exactly like a major party candidate winning.

That is the real problem. What we want – is a different math that hasn’t been invented yet.

By: trish

trish — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:57:51 +0000

Too bad the marxists and communists and anarchists don’t break from the democrats and form their own third party.

By: david

david — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:56:47 +0000

I have no desire to reside in the Gilded Age.

You are ready living there. Take a look around you-outside your bubble and see the country getting poorer and deeper in debt.
But on the topic there aren’t even 2 parties these days. there are elitist in the country that run both parties and there isn’t a heck of a lot of difference between the two.