Reply #23: Just remember that Perot in 92 helped us and Nader in 00 hurt us. [View All]

[Virginian]

The old saying that "Half a Loaf is better than None," is in full effect here. If the candidate is not as progressive as you would like, don't "cut off your nose to spite your face."

If you don't think the democratic candidate is as much to your liking as the third party candidate, just take your ballot, mark it for the third party candidate and throw it into the trash can, because that is how much your vote will count in the end. Instead of getting your preference, you will get just the opposite. How many Perot voters really wanted Clinton instead of Bush, Sr? How many Nader voters really preferred Bush over Gore?

I would love to see three major parties instead of only two. I think it would be better for our nation, but face it. There are only two and this is not the year to "make a statement."