tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239925.post114824484924726850..comments2023-08-03T11:05:49.709-04:00Comments on Blog of the Enders: Battered Voter SyndromeRobert Endershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15239925.post-1148654537775984262006-05-26T10:42:00.000-04:002006-05-26T10:42:00.000-04:00As a "third party" candidate, you should know that...As a "third party" candidate, you should know that another reason that people vote for candidates who are less than stellar government officials is that they don't think about <B>ALL</B> of the alternatives. In the case of the President, from all people could see from the media, most people would get a strong impression that the only viable alernative to Dubya was Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004. If those were really the only alternatives, voting for Dubya doesn't look so bad. Some that paid a little more attention might have thought that there was a third choice - Ralph Nader. Again, a vote for Dubya doesn't look so bad. People need to inform themselves or be informed off <B>ALL</B> of their options, including (for those wedded to the "two party" system) getting involved in the process of picking which candidates are going to appear on the ballot in November. I lived in Chicago in the days of Hizzoner da Mare, Richard J. Daley. He had no competition. He got elected for the same reason that Sadaam Hussein was elected President of Iraq. Who else was there? I actually talked to a real voter in Chicago, back in the 1970s who was not even aware that there was an election in November, because the only election where his vote meant anything was the Democratic Primary, which took place in the Spring. I'm not sure whether he was stupid or smart; you can look at it either way.Michael Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894626514847673764noreply@blogger.com