Politics - blarg

[melchar]

So why is it that candidates run for an office they will not get? It's heartbreaking to see the guy who makes the most sense has 0% chance - unless everyone else dies.

I like what Kucinich says the most. But he's short, has a 'funny' name - and THAT is why he won't win. Obama also has no chance to win the presidency either [heck, if he were just black and named 'Mike Smith', he'd be a shoo in] - but his -name- kills his chances. Damn. And no one is going to elect Biden, despite his experience and qualifications, because he is boring. [sighs]

IMO Hilary loses, not because she's female, but because her speaking style is shrill and abrasive. She supported [still supports] the Iraq war and is in bed with too many corporations [plus her 'health plan' stinks].

The sorriest bit is that IMO any combination of Edwards, Richardson or Biden would likely win the presidency. [And IMO we NEED a Democrat in office ASAP.]

It's WORSE on the Republican side. Huckleberry [I will NOT spell his name properly] is religiously driven and proud of his ignorance of ... just about everything. McCain & Romney ONCE had my respect, but have back-tracked on their original principles to the point that they have none any more. Fred Thompson just doesn't have the interest in running and seems to think his celebrity status makes him presidential [yuck].

This pretty much leaves Ron Paul [virtually no chance to win] - or Giuliani [difficult name to spell, irrational moods, treated loved ones horribly] - as the only 2 Republican candidates who don't trigger my gag reflex. ... But only just barely. IMO if they were put on a ticket [or Giuliani/McCain] - they would likely win the race. [But the chance of this happening is less than that of the asteroid hitting Mars.]

Comments

Myth of the discarded vote

[boojumbunn.livejournal.com]

You know, a lot of people say they don't vote for someone because they know that person can't win... and I sometimes wonder if we don't do ourselves a disservice.

Even if an individual you like can not win, if enough people actually like him AND vote for him then you can bet the parties will pay attention and find out why people chose to vote for them. I know I've gotten several calls from my party asking me who I would vote for if elections were today and why and we haven't even gotten to vote date yet.

Boojum the brown bunny

Re: Myth of the discarded vote

[narile.livejournal.com]

That is the importance of people like Nader, Paul, Perot, Etc. Because they can act the spoiler from people voting for them, even if they don't win, they can direct the discussion of the issues if they are smart about it.