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Old 04-08-2005, 09:13 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Debates would also be more interesting between 3 candidates instead of 2 candidates, weeks before election day.
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Old 04-08-2005, 11:04 AM   #32 (permalink)
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A debate is like an infomercial.The candidates are selling themselves.A change in the format would be needed,make it totally unscripted.That would be more informative and more interesting.
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The only way a 3rd party candidate will win is if enough people get fed up with all crap that comes out of the mouths of both the republican and democratic candidates.
I agree,to a point.What makes you believe that a 3rd party candidate will be any different?At that level,they will be throwing out as much as any other candidate be it dem or rep.
Old 04-08-2005, 03:35 PM   #34 (permalink)
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I firmly believe that the biggest problem with 3rd parties not winning a presidential election is the fact that most people won't vote for the candidate that has the same ideals and moral convictions as they do because they dont belive that their candidate will get enough votes, so they end up voting for what they feel is the lesser of two evils. They look at the Republican and Democratic canditaes and ask themselves: Who will screw up the country less?
The problem is the electoral process we have prevents people from swaying from the two centralized parties. People feel that a vote for a 3rd party is a "wasted" or "spoiler vote". A new, more fair, system called proportional representation is the best solution to this problem I have heard so far. Some benefits include: 1)greater voter turn-out 2)campaigns tend to be issue oriented rather than popularity contests 3)minorities and woman get much greater representation under proportional representation.

More info: http://ed.labonte.com/pr.html
Old 04-08-2005, 03:42 PM   #35 (permalink)
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haha yeah anne would eat her up.. haha. i am serious if we are starting to elect women, anne would be my first pick

Are you kidding me? That woman isn't playing with a full deck. I saw her nearly break down and cry on a TV debate when someone corrected her (and they were right).
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haha yeah anne would eat her up.. haha. i am serious if we are starting to elect women, anne would be my first pick

Are you kidding me? That woman isn't playing with a full deck. I saw her nearly break down and cry on a TV debate when someone corrected her (and they were right).

uhhhh, where was this? when? what tv show? i would love to look this up because i want to know where she 'nearly' broke down.
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haha yeah anne would eat her up.. haha. i am serious if we are starting to elect women, anne would be my first pick

Are you kidding me? That woman isn't playing with a full deck. I saw her nearly break down and cry on a TV debate when someone corrected her (and they were right).

uhhhh, where was this? when? what tv show? i would love to look this up because i want to know where she 'nearly' broke down.

Sorry, I don't remember what show. It was one of those news media debate shows. She is the most immature adult woman I have ever heard speak on television who claims to take themselves seriously.
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haha yeah anne would eat her up.. haha. i am serious if we are starting to elect women, anne would be my first pick

Are you kidding me? That woman isn't playing with a full deck. I saw her nearly break down and cry on a TV debate when someone corrected her (and they were right).

uhhhh, where was this? when? what tv show? i would love to look this up because i want to know where she 'nearly' broke down.

Sorry, I don't remember what show. It was one of those news media debate shows. She is the most immature adult woman I have ever heard speak on television who claims to take themselves seriously.

we'll since i have to take your word on somethign and you cannot back ur statement, i am sorry and will have to disagree with you, also she is not immature, are you being serious?
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haha yeah anne would eat her up.. haha. i am serious if we are starting to elect women, anne would be my first pick

Are you kidding me? That woman isn't playing with a full deck. I saw her nearly break down and cry on a TV debate when someone corrected her (and they were right).

uhhhh, where was this? when? what tv show? i would love to look this up because i want to know where she 'nearly' broke down.

Sorry, I don't remember what show. It was one of those news media debate shows. She is the most immature adult woman I have ever heard speak on television who claims to take themselves seriously.

we'll since i have to take your word on somethign and you cannot back ur statement, i am sorry and will have to disagree with you, also she is not immature, are you being serious?

I'm being extremely serious. Completely under-developed emotionally.
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I firmly believe that the biggest problem with 3rd parties not winning a presidential election is the fact that most people won't vote for the candidate that has the same ideals and moral convictions as they do because they dont belive that their candidate will get enough votes, so they end up voting for what they feel is the lesser of two evils. They look at the Republican and Democratic canditaes and ask themselves: Who will screw up the country less?
The problem is the electoral process we have prevents people from swaying from the two centralized parties. People feel that a vote for a 3rd party is a "wasted" or "spoiler vote". A new, more fair, system called proportional representation is the best solution to this problem I have heard so far. Some benefits include: 1)greater voter turn-out 2)campaigns tend to be issue oriented rather than popularity contests 3)minorities and woman get much greater representation under proportional representation.

More info: http://ed.labonte.com/pr.html
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