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In article <3qm7gu$2jd@crl2.crl.com> dk@crl.com (David A. Kaye) writes:
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>This makes theoretical sense, but facts are facts.  And THESE are the
>facts:  People will NOT vote for 3rd party candidates, so the two rightist
>parties in our country, the Republicans and Democrats run the same tired
>candidates over and over again.  Even IF a candidate were to gather
>strength who was not part of the machine, s/he would either be gunned
>down...or simply outspent.  As constructed today, there is no way to elect
>anyone who is not part of the Machine.  (There is no substantive
>difference between either major party.  They're both owned by big
>business.)
>

  Here's an unpleasant fact for YOU.  This is a representative
  democracy.  Like it or not, the candidate or party with the most
  electoral votes wins.  

  Act like a butthead and alienate the mainstream voters and you had
  better be a really big voting block widespread across all states
  to elect a candidate.  

  Alienate the political parties and candidates who have traditionally
  supported minority rights and sooner or later you discover that
  those rights no longer exist.  

  Sit around feeling sorry for yourself rather than working within
  the existing power structure to change it and I hate to say it
  but you could deserve the results.