Be Afraid Of Isis

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Danzig

I would love to see parties other than dems or reps rise to prominence. I find it astonishing that this country, with tons of choices in so many categories, that we only have 2 major parties come election time.
Id at least like my next vote for prez not be viewed as 'throwing away' my vote, like in the last two elections.

Any success for "third parties" seems to be limited to local government, with rare exceptions. On the state and federal levels, the two parties have all the resources, and it's rare for a third partier to even be allowed to debate them. FWIW, in every presidential election in which I have voted, I've always considered my vote to be for the lesser of two evils. In my youth, I considered my Dad's view of politicians to be incredibly cynical, but it only took time and attention for my opinion of them to mirror his (again, with rare exceptions). Anyone who isn't cynical about big government isn't paying attention.