Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho
I doubt there is a realistic chance of any independent candidate having a real chance in the two parties climate and dedicated core voters.
But, let's try to fantasize, who could this be?
Is there a personality, that would be so universal, that people COULD consider voting for, no matter what their party preference is?
|
I disagree. Not too long ago Ross Perot got a lot of votes. He was kind of a nut case and if it wasn't for his dropping out and acting kind of crazy he probably would have gotten more. His reform party had money, had a large collection of people who were part of it or willing to vote with them and they even help elect Jesse Ventura governor or Minnesota. Then they collapsed on themselves. I thin it was for a few reasons. The didn't have much of a party infrastructure, they didn't have a party "line" so people didn't know what they generally stood for then they started picking stupid candidates like Pat Buchanan.
It is not something that would happen overnight, but it could happen. Just about everyone I know expresses how they don't like the two candidates we eventually end up with during presidential elections. If all of those people voted third party it would shake things up in a hurry.