I soooooo wish I lived in your world, where unicorns shit skittles.
All that high-falutin' crap is just that in the world the rest of us inhabit: There are 2 choices - R or D. Anything else is a minus vote for one or the other. A protest vote (or non-vote) is just a tantrum to make the voter feel smug. In realpoltik it just means that a vote has been subtracted from one side or the other (depending on the leaning of the voter).
Vote (or don't) for who you want. But the real world implications of that decision were responsible for emperor three putt twice. THAT must have been what you wanted as "consent of the governed."
You get your shot at primary time. After that, you must live with the real world results, like the last 8 years.
If my vote for the candidate of my choice is a "tantrum", then why are
you the one getting so emotional?
You're still having trouble with that math thing. The vote tally is made up of votes
for each candidate, not subtractions for votes for the other guy(s) or non-votes.
The
real Realpolitik is that we
all have a choice, and for millions of Americans "the lesser of two evils" just won't cut it anymore. I thought 2012 taught your party that lesson. If you want more votes for a Republican candidate, then nominate one who
doesn't suck. If you can't do that, then don't complain if people refuse to eat your shit sandwich. Your argument that your sandwich is made of shit, but the other party's sandwich has bigger turds, is not going to close the deal- trust me.
You get your shot at primary time
Oh, how wrong you are. Libertarian candidates are selected by a separate nominating process, not an (R) or (D) primary. Independents and write-ins don't follow primaries, either. Each have equal access as the (R) and (D) nominees to the general election ballot. So, my "shot", my opportunity to grant or withhold the
consent of the governed, is on the first Tuesday of November.
Your primaries and caucuses are doing nothing more than polishing some turds, and flushing others. After all, it was two Republican convention delegates who recently said that you (R) voters don't select the nominee-
they do. How do you feel about being bitch-slapped by your own party? Bet you'll still support them, though.
And they know it.As John Quincy Adams said,
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. In the end, honor is all a man has, and the foundation of honor is living by principles. I won't give my consent to a candidate who does not represent the principles important to me; and I'll be able to look myself in the mirror on the first Wednesday in November, no matter which candidate wins.
Will you?
