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   >  MP> I am tired of rewarding one side or the other for fielding the "less   
   >  MP> evil" of the two top-party candidates.  Even though the third party   
   >  MP> candidate and I probably don't agree on policy, at least they seem   
   >  MP> competent, responsible, reasonable, and were not a felon.   
      
   > While I see the minority parties siphoning votes from contending   
   > parties,   
      
   Again I disagree here.  Maybe they do siphon people who believe they HAVE   
   to vote for SOMEONE, but I see those people as uninformed.  If I am voting   
   for a third party, I am doing on purpose because the 2 major parties are   
   both busy screwing the pooch and I don't want that on my conscious.  No   
   third party = no vote.  There are plenty of local things going on to get me   
   to the polls, but I have no issues skipping a race where both choices suck.   
      
   > I do see the benefits of a vibrant multi-party system. It would   
   > be great if there was a viable third party alternative. They'd probably   
   > need to occupy the center and leave the republicans and democrats at the   
   > fringes.   
      
   It is getting to the point where they would really need to occupy the   
   center because the 2 major parties are leaving a growing vacuum there.   
      
      
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