-=> Quoting Max Lake to Don Shoebridge on 02 Aug 96  13:32 <=-
 Re: We? 
 ML> Me either, but that's not realisitic. Gonna be one or the other. 
 DS> What do you mean by *realisitic*? There's more than just one canidate 
 DS> running for President. 
 ML> There are only two with a realistic chance to attract enough votes
 ML> to  win; Clinton and Dole. The others are just along for the ride. 
That's not realism. It is only true so long as most people believe it. If 
enough people decide the choices from the major parties are both lame, 
then anyone could win.
Your belief is simply a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Harry is pragmatic, he knows that he has only a slim chance at best the 
way things are. But given that there is no difference between Dole and 
Clinton from our perspective, you have nothing to lose by voting for a 
third party. Sure, Harry will probably at best get 10-15% barring 
something really stupid between now and November - but right now I'm not 
so certain the major parties won't do somethign really stupid by then.
And the important thing. If real third parties get say 30% of the vote 
this year, that will be a warning to the major parties. They'll know that 
they either have to make changes by the next election, or they may be the 
"third party".
Steve
... "The more impediments to legislation, the better." -- Heinlein
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