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A Wasted Vote

by Chuck Baldwin

October 10, 2008

When asked why they will not vote for a third party candidate, many people will respond by saying something like, "He cannot win." Or, "I don't want to waste my vote." It is true: America has not elected a third party candidate since 1860. Does that automatically mean, however, that every vote cast for one of the two major party candidates is not a wasted vote? I don't think so.

In the first place, a wasted vote is a vote for someone you know does not represent your own beliefs and principles. A wasted vote is a vote for someone you know will not lead the country in the way it should go. A wasted vote is a vote for the "lesser of two evils." Or, in the case of John McCain and Barack Obama, what we have is a choice between the "evil of two lessers."

Albert Einstein is credited with saying that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result. For years now, Republicans and Democrats have been leading the country in the same basic direction: toward bigger and bigger government; more and more socialism, globalism, corporatism, and foreign interventionism; and the dismantling of constitutional liberties. Yet, voters continue to think that they are voting for "change" when they vote for a Republican or Democrat. This is truly insane!

Take a look at the recent $700 billion Wall Street bailout: both John McCain and Barack Obama endorsed and lobbied for it. Both McCain and Obama will continue to bail out these international banksters on the backs of the American taxpayers. Both McCain and Obama support giving illegal aliens amnesty and a path to citizenship. In the debate this past Tuesday night, both McCain and Obama expressed support for sending U.S. forces around the world for "peacekeeping" purposes. They also expressed support for sending combat forces against foreign countries even if those countries do not pose a threat to the United States. Neither Obama nor McCain will do anything to stem the tide of a burgeoning police state or a mushrooming New World Order. Both Obama and McCain support NAFTA and similar "free trade" deals. Neither candidate will do anything to rid America of the Federal Reserve, or work to eliminate the personal income tax, or disband the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Both Obama and McCain support the United Nations. So, pray tell, how is a vote for either McCain or Obama not a wasted vote?

But, back to the "he cannot win" argument: to vote for John McCain is to vote for a man who cannot win. Yes, I am saying it here and now: John McCain cannot win this election. The handwriting is on the wall. The Fat Lady is singing. It is all over. Finished. John McCain cannot win.

With only three weeks before the election, Barack Obama is pulling away. McCain has already pulled his campaign out of Michigan. In other key battleground states, McCain is slipping fast. He was ahead in Missouri; now it is a toss-up or leaning to Obama. A couple of weeks ago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida were all leaning towards McCain, or at least toss-up states. Now, they are all leaning to Obama. Even the longtime GOP bellwether state of Indiana is moving toward Obama. In addition, new voter registrations are at an all-time high, and few of them are registering as Republicans. In fact, the Republican Party now claims only around 25% of the electorate, and Independents are increasingly leaning toward Obama.

Ladies and gentlemen, Barack Obama is headed for an electoral landslide victory over John McCain. John McCain can no more beat Barack Obama than Bob Dole could beat Bill Clinton.

I ask, therefore, Are not conservatives and Christians who vote for John McCain guilty of the same thing that they accuse people who vote for third party candidates of doing? Are they not voting for someone who cannot win? Indeed, they are. In fact, conservatives and Christians who vote for John McCain are not only voting for a man who cannot win, they are voting for a man who does not share their own beliefs and principles. If this is not insanity, nothing is!

So, why not (for once in your life, perhaps) cast a vote purely for principle! Vote for someone who is truly pro-life. Someone who would quickly secure our nation's borders, and end the invasion of our country by illegal aliens. Someone who would, on his first day in office, release Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean and fire U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton. Someone who would immediately, upon assuming office, begin leading the charge to dismantle the Federal Reserve, overturn the 16th Amendment, expunge the IRS, and return America to sound money principles. Someone who would get the US out of the UN. Someone who would stop spending billions and trillions of dollars for foreign aid. Someone who would prosecute the Wall Street bankers who defrauded the American people out of billions of dollars. Someone who would work to repeal NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT, the WTO, and stop the NAFTA superhighway. Someone who would say a resounding "No" to the New World Order. Someone who would stop using our brave men and women in uniform as global cops for the United Nations. Someone who would stop America's global adventurism and interventionism. Someone who would steadfastly support and defend the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

"Who is this person?" you ask. Go here to find out:

BALDWIN '08

As John Quincy Adams said, "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
 
Iwill ALWAYS pull my hat for anybody that stands up..popular or not..for what he/she believes in..and KEEPS a path..not turning opinions on the drop of a hat..sooo YES if you feel you agree with anybody else a LOT more than both candidates..Go for it!!
 
Very very interesting post as I am sitting here and trying to apply it to us here in Canada and our election and the parties running in Canada.

In Canada we basically look at 2 parties and some a 3rd. Conservatives, Liberal and NDP. The Partie Quebecois only Quebecois look at because this is a party that only runs in that Province and not anywhere else in our country because their main goal is to seperate from Canada. Because ours is also a democracy we allow it even though it doesn't make sense because their leader can never become Prime Minister. Then we have the Green Party. We use to have others, not sure if they are still around, lol, the marijuana party :DOH!
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Now my vote was pretty much going to be a "protest vote" because the Conservative party policies I am not in sink with but we have things a bit different here with "minority and majority" government. A majority government can pretty much do what they want whereas a minority can't. So your post got me thinking because I truly like the leader of the Green Party, Elizabeth May but the policies of the Green Party fall short for me. I have always voted on issues and policies no matter how charming or boring the party leader is. For me personality should not come into it because I think all politicians are cut from the same cloth and all have their shortcomings. So thank you for your post. I will not be casting my vote tomorrow in protest I will be casting my vote for the party that best represents my beliefs and the policies that will help my country and myself.

As far as your statement that McCain will not be the next President, I don't buy that for one minute. There is alot of time left and until voters push that button or mark the ballot with their choice nothing is every for sure until those ballots are counted.
 
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Adela,

Thank you for sharing that. Most people don't even CONSIDER any other party, other than the Republicans and Democrats. And do you know one (or two) of the reasons WHY?

Because 1. The media doesn't give 3rd Party Candidates any press time.......and 2. Most people are too darn lazy to go do a little research on their own.......They want things presented to them on a silver platter BY the media, via news stories or advertising. (3rd party candidates usually have limited advertising because of limited funds.)

Believe it or not, I HAVE voted for a 3rd party candidate in the past. For a long time I have wished that we could figure out how to bring a third (even a 4th) party out in the forefront as a viable alternative.

At this point, the only way it's going to happen is if the world economy gets worse, or (God forbid) -- a World War -- before people get scared enough and start looking at some other alternatives for leadership. However, I am always hopeful.

Incase anyone cares........Up until now I have not been obvious about my feelings regarding this election. Frankly, I am not thrilled about either Obama OR McCain. Although, I do prefer one over the other if shoved into a corner to choose.

It would be a wonderful thing if people stepped up to the plate at the last minute here and supported a "Grass Roots" situation, wouldn't it???
 
I have a question for those of you in the U.S. We had our debate here and we had the Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP, the Partie Quebecois AND thanks to people yelling and screaming up here the Green Party as well. I was sooo mad that they weren't going to allow the Green Party to paricipate and here in Canada it got quite vocal and everyone was saying "WHY THE HECK NOT?" and so Elizabeth May represented her party at the debate and she did a darn good job too. Smart woman she is.

Why aren't your other independants allowed into the debate. Is there a written rule? I enough people got mad would something be done. Is it basically the democrat party and the republican parties that don't allow it or make the rules? I don't understand.

Thanks for any replies to enlighten me on your process.
 
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The two party system is controlled by the media and other 40 billion dollar a year lobbying interest. Short story paying off 2 parties is cheaper than 5 or 6. However the Ron Paul Revolution and the internet are changing the strong hold. Even Media stations will bow to the pressure of the public. Jim Noorlander is running in Utah for the 3rd district congressional race ( a national position). He was snubbed by a local television station. After much citizen outrage, he has been included. I just got off the phone with the Salt Lake Tribune who had just run a story on the State AG's race. They ended saying there were only two candidates. A republican and a democrat. However the State of Utah elections site shows three candidates vying for that position. They will do a correction.

The power is in the people. WE MUST TAKE IT BACK. They will not give it while we drink the Kool aide!
 

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