The Toilet Paper Vote

Wait. Are you sarcastic?

No, I'm really mad at those who didn't want Obama to win, but still voted third party.  In this election, any vote not for McCain was a vote for Obama.  I think that is painfully obvious.

And some did not want either to win.  As long as you keep that mentality, the voters will be taken for granted.  This time the conservatives were by nominating a moderate McCain.  If you want my vote, get someone wothy of it.  I dont really care whose signature is on the knife in the back.  I only care that it is coming regardless of which one of the main 2 won.

If Obama had won any states with a plurality, you might have an argument. But in those states he won, he got at or over 50% in all but Missouri, which is yet to be determined at 49-49. So half of McCain's supporters could have voted for Mickey Mouse, for all it matters, the outcome wouldn't be any different than if McCain had gotten every last non-Obama vote.

Personally, I voted Libertarian. Obviously Barr had no chance (final tallies put him at about half a million votes nationwide), but I'm sick of tolerating "the lesser evil". McCain isn't quite so bad overall as Obama in my opinion, but he's bad all the same in different ways (the McCain-Feingold Incumbent Protection Act, for one). Considering the outcome was a forgone conclusion, there's no harm in sending a message to the parties that we're sick of candidates who are more concerned with protecting their own jobs than our rights.

With any luck, people will get their fill of Obama over the next four years and we'll have some better options next round. Small hope, but nothing's going to improve if everyone keeps tolerating the status quo.

I voted for Barr.  He best represented what I think.  Nor could I support either of hte other candidates in good concience. the two party system is unlikely to change any time soon if at all but if we don't voice our beliefs it never *will* change.

My vote for either of the major candidtaes would have made no difference in either's win or lose.  But in the long run, people voting like I did can make a difference.

Also  . . imagine a world without toilet paper.  It really would stink.

Look, I'm sorry, but 1/2% of the vote hardly motivates significant change in our system.  Yes, even if all the 3rd party voters voted for McCain, Obama still would've won.  The fact is, this country is divided enough as it is.  Trying to bring in new parties is not the solution.  What we really need to do is figure out what our culture is, because there is no real American culture.  There isn't even and official American language.  So far our culture has been defined as having freedom, and capitolism.  Our theory of the great melting pot sort of back-fired.  Multiple cultures were supposed to blend to become one, but that isn't what happened.  We don't even come close to agreeing on what's acceptible and what's not anymore.  The reason there aren't any good leaders out there anymore, is because leaders reflect their sheep.  We are in a transitional period where we must define what it is to be an American.  Without this, our leadership will always be lame.

Actually, there was no 'plan' - it just happened.  All were certainly welcome and most immigrants blended quite well.  The divisiveness is a relatively recent development in our history, a logical consequence of certain leaders and groups choosing to exploit our differences and disagreements for their own gain rather than promote tolerance and respect.