Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Mar 01 2025 11:05:00

>  MP> I am tired of rewarding one side or the other for fielding the "less
>  MP> evil" of the two top-party candidates.  Even though the third party
>  MP> candidate and I probably don't agree on policy, at least they seem
>  MP> competent, responsible, reasonable, and were not a felon.

> While I see the minority parties siphoning votes from contending
> parties,

Again I disagree here.  Maybe they do siphon people who believe they HAVE
to vote for SOMEONE, but I see those people as uninformed.  If I am voting
for a third party, I am doing on purpose because the 2 major parties are
both busy screwing the pooch and I don't want that on my conscious.  No
third party = no vote.  There are plenty of local things going on to get me
to the polls, but I have no issues skipping a race where both choices suck.

> I do see the benefits of a vibrant multi-party system. It would
> be great if there was a viable third party alternative. They'd probably
> need to occupy the center and leave the republicans and democrats at the
> fringes.

It is getting to the point where they would really need to occupy the
center because the 2 major parties are leaving a growing vacuum there.


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