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Originally Posted by nico-t
this is exaclty what politics is about. The people who are looking for excuses not to vote on someone because his/her points are unrealistic completely miss this point.
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Politics is different things to different people.
People vote for all kinds of reasons - all equally valid. Say you agree with Kucinich's positions more than any other candidate. Should you go out and stand in the cold for an hour to vote for him if he is at 3% and has close to zero chance of getting the nomination? Some people would say "yes". Others would say "no".
Say there are two candidates in an election. Say Obama and Giuliani. Say I agree with Obama's positions more but think Giuliani would be a better leader. Well, whom should I vote for? That would depend on how important "being a leader" is to me or how important I think "being a leader" is to the country.
Lots of dimensions here.