Agreed. I can't say I care for his apparent one-issue campaign either, but hey... at least he's challenging the status quo.

SweetNightmares (talk)17:04, 27 June 2011

yeah... I've always wondered how many people vote for third party candidates not because their ideological view align, but because the voters are so disgruntled with the two-party system

Ragettho (talk)04:11, 28 June 2011

If I recall correctly, about one percent of the popular vote goes to third party candidates.

Mikemoral♪♫04:16, 28 June 2011

Yes, that's what happened in the 2008 presidential elections. But I'm wondering why people are voting for third party candidates.

I've heard that most people who are dissatisfied with the Democratic and Republican candidates just don't vote at all. I wonder what would happen if all voters were required to vote, similar to what is done in Australia.

Ragettho (talk)04:33, 28 June 2011

Then perhaps the third party candidates would become more important in elections and the campaigning would accomplish something. Maybe I'm just being hopeful.

Mikemoral♪♫04:39, 28 June 2011
 

If people are forced to vote, I'm running for President on a single-issue platform: Eliminate forced voting. That'll get me, what, fifty percent of the vote? 24.159.22.26 (talk) 17:40, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

24.159.22.26 (talk)17:40, 29 June 2011