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Originally Posted by BFT3K
Believe it or not, I'm a registered Independent. The problem with the 3rd party scenario (at least at the moment) is that this mystical 3rd party candidate will be the president who presides over a 2 party system.
If this 3rd party president wants to push single-payer healthcare, he will run into a wall.
If this 3rd party president wants to go (or not go) to war with Iran, he will run into a wall.
If this 3rd party president wants to push for alternative energy solutions (or double down on oil), he will run into a wall, etc...
This is why I have to hold my nose and vote for Obama again, because a 3rd party vote (at the moment) is as good as not voting at all, and there is no chance in hell I'm voting for one of the clowns the GOP has decided to run this year.
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For sure. If magically a 3rd party candidate won the white house they would have a tough time getting anything done.
What you hope for is that the third party voting could/would extend to the local level. This would mean that we would elect senators and representatives that were also a part of this third party. This way they could have some people in the house and senate as well. It would take a major effort and there is not guarantee that this third party would be any better than the two we already have, but I like to at least think that maybe someday something will happen that will cause a shift in our political system that lead back to a day when the government was actually of the people, by the people and for the people.