Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
I think the irony of this race is that plenty of voters like and respect both men. The problem is that Webb ditched his principles for opportunism to run as a Democrat. Voting for him is a vote for Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Ted Kennedy, Patrick Leahy, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and hillary Clinton, becasue they are the people who would be running the Senate if the Democrats take over.
Quote from hapaboy:
I can understand your reasoning, RM, but what will voting Libertarian accomplish?
A Dem or a Repub will be in the Oval office in '08. That's the bitter truth.
Quote from Rearden Metal:
If the Republicans <b>get away</b> with becoming the party of big intrusive gov't, covering up for pedophile congressmen, needless wars, and lies. ...let them get away with all that and still allow them to keep power, and you'll have <b>no one</b> to represent you <b>or</b> your conservative philosophy.
Vote these bums out, and you'll force the Republican party to reform and repair itself.
Besides, imagine if 10% of voters would cast their ballots for the Libertarian candidate. Suddenly, you'd see both big parties pandering to Libertarians, making frequent pro-freedom (=anti nanny-state) gestures in attempt to grab our vote- Just like they pander to every other minority group with significant numbers.
Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Ross Perot voters were not pandered to, and while they influenced the 92 presidential election, they were not a politically strong or organized group that remained so fixed on an ideology that they remained a unified force to be reckoned with in subsequent elections.
I continue to laugh when I see the resident Libertarians act as if some day the Libertarian party will be a cohesive and uniform group, with sufficient funding to do anything at all.
Oh, there may be a charismatic Libertarian one day who helps to influence the election the way Perot did, but a strong enough party of anti social self centered people who have issues with authority who can bond together and get any thing done?
LOL!
Not very likely....especially with the way the demographics show growth patterns in this country.
