Libertarians embarassed at the polls....again

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I'm not a psychic (but I play one on TV), but I don't think I'm going out on much of a limb to say the the libertarian loons will be embarrassed at the polls today (yet again).

So let's use this thread to chronicle their embarassement, and also to make fun of shanek when he tries pathetically to spin crushing defeat into some sort of moral victory (sure our guy lost the race for mayor of Smallville by 47,789 - 14, but last time we only got 12 votes, so it's a victory!)
 
If they would support compulsory voting, I am sure they would do a lot better. Indpendents actually do a lot better in Australia, even holding lower house seats.

Australia did not originally have compulsory voting, but it was brought in when the voting participation rate dropped to the level that is now current in America.

So, how do you like them apples? Australia, using voluntary voting, reached a non-participation rate back in the 1930's.
 
That's because the majority of people who normally vote Libertarian are just disenfrachized voters, who vote third party as a statement.

But this year, since they are throwing away their vote anyway, they are going to vote Manfred.

Vote Manfred, "a couple of chickens and some pot. or something."
 
Early returns from CNN:

The good folks of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, voted shortly after midnight, giving Bush 35 votes and Sen. John Kerry 21. Ralph Nader got one. Bush starts Election Day 2004 with an early edge of 61 percent to Kerry's 37 percent in the New England swing state.
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They left out Badnerik. He got ZERO percent of the vote. Upon closer inspection, he got ZERO votes. LOL!!! LOSER!!!
 
Why would they be embarrassed? They have no chance of winning, but does that mean they shouldn't even try to make their voices heard? Many political movements start small.
 
The problem is that the libertarians have been around for awhile and they don't to have any momentum. Usually, third parties grown in strength, impact some elections then get absorbed by the one of the major parties. This usually happens within 10 years.

Not really looking for a debate on libertarianism, just commenting on the behavior of third parties.
 
IllegalArgument said:
The problem is that the libertarians have been around for awhile and they don't to have any momentum. Usually, third parties grown in strength, impact some elections then get absorbed by the one of the major parties. This usually happens within 10 years.

Not really looking for a debate on libertarianism, just commenting on the behavior of third parties.
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Historically, what third parties have progressed in the manner you’ve described?
 
Well, if the libertarians weren't basically usurped by people who were still fighting the Civil War, and who were pasting Lincoln as the worst president ever, they might do better.

Let's see, who's going to vote for them now?
 
I think there is a libertarian running for senator in one state. It will be interesting to see how well they fare compared to Michael Badcandidate.
 
Well, if your vote doesn't matter, it's okay to vote for who you want. But I live in a swing state, so my vote actually *did* matter (stop lying to yourselves, people, it didn't matter for most of you).

I'm a Libertarian. I voted Libertarian on everything except for the President. I felt awful doing it, but it mattered here in Nevada, so I had to do the right thing.

If the polls had showed all along that Kerry was going to win no matter what, I would have voted for what felt right, or really, not at all. But it was too close to fool around.

Sorry, LP. I had to get Bush out.
 
MoeFaux said:
Sorry, LP. I had to get Bush out.
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Good choice! ;)

To put things in perspective, Kerry is approximately comparable politically to the Danish PM: Right-wing liberal (in the European meaning)...
 
MoeFaux said:
Sorry, LP. I had to get Bush out.
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I'm dissappointed. That might have been your last chance for some hackneyed double entendre.

We don't care if the joke is cheap(nothing's better than a cheap bush joke).
 
ManfredVonRichthoffen said:
I'm dissappointed. That might have been your last chance for some hackneyed double entendre.

We don't care if the joke is cheap(nothing's better than a cheap bush joke).
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Well, if Bush won, I was going to make up a shirt that said:

"My ***** is smarter than your Bush".


Happy?
 
MoeFaux said:
Well, if Bush won, I was going to make up a shirt that said:

"My ***** is smarter than your Bush".


Happy?
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Thank you dear.

If I keep watching with scotch, I might whjip out my bush....jokes too.
 
ManfredVonRichthoffen said:
Thank you dear.

If I keep watching with scotch, I might whjip out my bush....jokes too.
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The thing is, I guess I could still make that shirt...I would just have to capitolize the "P".
 
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