Hello Matt,   
      
   MM>I am supporting Gary Johnson this year. Here are some of   
   MM>his recent videos for his campaign. Due to the Electoral College,   
   MM>you can MM>safely vote for Gary Johnson in many states and not worry   
   MM>about the dreaded spoiler effect in states such as Utah, Kansas,   
   MM>California, New York, Hawaii and countless others.   
      
   If more folks thought the same way as you, the two-party   
   system (monopoly) would come crashing down.  The Framers of   
   the Constitution did not envision a two-party system.  In   
   fact, no mention of political party or parties is mentioned   
   in the U.S. Constitution.  What we had for the first few   
   decades was a multi-party system, the two-party system   
   not coming into being until after the Civil War (Abraham   
   Lincoln was a minority president, winning as a Republican   
   his first term and as a Unionist his second term).  Since   
   then, every president has been either a Democrat or a   
   Republican, without exception.   
      
   What Democrats and Republicans have done is subvert any potential   
   third party by adopting positions taken by candidates of those parties.   
   For example, many of the ideas of Norman Thomas were incorporated into   
   the Democratic Party.  Ditto with many of the ideas of George Wallace   
   having been incoporated by the Republican Party.   
      
   Voting for candidates who are not a Democrat or a Republican   
   is viewed by many as being a wasted vote.  However, Jesse Ventura   
   and Minnesotans would tell you otherwise...   
      
   MM>If any state has a lead greater than 15 percent you can   
   MM>safely vote for Gary Johnson. Voting for Romney in   
   MM>California does NOTHING, Obama is still going to get   
   MM>elected in my state.   
      
   Only if Obama receives a plurality of votes in California.   
   IOW, each candidate has to work for his/her own votes.   
      
   MM>There are countless policy issues that appeal to Obama and Romney   
   MM>voters with Gary and feel free to be Libertarian for this election   
   MM>and perhaps 2016. If you do not like what Gary Johnson delivers you   
   MM>can always go back to the failed two party duopoly.   
      
   The success of the two-party system is the result of the two   
   major parties working in collusion with each other to keep it   
   that way.  If you believe in the principles of the Libertarian   
   Party, then register as a Libertarian and participate in the   
   political process as a Libertarian.  Voting is only a small   
   part of the political process.  A very small part.   
      
   MM>His videos can be found at:   
   MM>http://www.youtube.com/user/govgaryjohnson?feature=watch   
      
   Why limit oneself to only one resource?  Certainly there   
   is more to a political campaign than youtube videos...   
      
   --Lee   
      
      
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