The announcement of former Republican Congressman Bob Barr has the same amount of luster as say…this announcement.
Will he do better than Nader did 2000 and 2004…or as Perot did in 1992? (I say yes to the former and no to the latter.)
I won’t complain about the process nor the candidate on this one, especially considering that I will not be able to re-write the political processes. Of course having the media only reinforces that these are the only two major political parties in the U.S.
But until a new process is put into play where a viable third and fourth candidates have legitimate shots cynthia, ralph and bob should not even try. Of course I won’t deny them the freedom to run, but if they are THAT disenfranchised as a member of their former parties, then do something about it internally. Allow the respective democratic process to flourish within these state and local parties, and hold the national party accountable to keep strong in the party’s ideals.
Just because each party has had a few slumps that doesn’t mean that you should be an apostate and start your own new party because you can’t swallow your damn pride and look past your ego.
These candidates are what we call spoilers to the respective parties. They are willing to split the votes with their former party (and allow the other side to have a better chance of winning), all because they are pissed no one heard them throw a tantrum.
Give me a break!
*Barr is running as a Libertarian candidate. They want government completely out of the citizens’ lives besides protection against foreign enemies. They are a big fan of eliminating federal and state taxes (and the IRS) so that the individual will have more money. But how will healthcare, basic infrastructure and education come about? This will also create a bigger chasm between the rich and the poor; a cause the Libertarians believe is not a cause of the gov’t to handle. They also believe that churches and non-profit should the sole provider in charities in order to eliminate Medicaid. Ron Paul was very close to this party.
