If a third party gets an enormous amount of the vote, it's cause for concern among the two major parties.
Again, wouldn't the better way be to not vote, period?
That says nothing. Why is that better than voting for a third party candidate? By voting third party, you show what you would prefer in a candidate. Even if the Green party or Libertarian party will never win an election, their costing a major party candidate an election by siphoning off voters that would have gone to him tells the Republican or Democratic party what issues they should address for the next election.
You statement is roughly equivalent to saying "rather than offer a dissenting opinion, wouldn't remaining silent be a better way to get people to do what you want?"

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"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
So here is my question RE: The Party System
25/05/2010 08:29:52 PM
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Question that might possibly reveal my ignorance in following the Tea Party hoopla...
25/05/2010 11:17:48 PM
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Kind of off topic, but still related.
26/05/2010 06:34:28 AM
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It's a method of showing dissatisfaction.
26/05/2010 06:44:39 AM
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Re: It's a method of showing dissatisfaction.
26/05/2010 07:01:03 AM
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That would be stupid
26/05/2010 07:52:41 AM
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Re: It's a method of showing dissatisfaction.
27/05/2010 05:39:53 PM
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the tea party is not going to be a lasting national movement, but if you want to donate, go ahead
26/05/2010 07:48:41 AM
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Yes, that is what happens. I gave to Ron Paul & I've received dozens of e-mails from the GOP
26/05/2010 08:31:17 AM
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It does seem a little ethically shady, to answer your real question.
26/05/2010 08:18:20 AM
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According to the left, the Tea Party movement is funded by corporations & the wealthy.
26/05/2010 08:21:46 AM
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the word party has caused a lot of confusion
26/05/2010 02:29:07 PM
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They have raised House candidates in at least one region, independent of the GOP.
26/05/2010 09:08:37 PM
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That sounds like a terrible waste of money to me. Buy yourself something nice. *NM*
26/05/2010 08:24:09 AM
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