1. Discounting a few independents, all politicians must be backed by the Democratic or Republican party and show loyalty to that party.
2. When like party members debate against each other while running, they call each other names, they distort the truth, and they lie to make their opponents look bad.
3. In the case of Mitt, Newt, Ron, and Rick, in the end, there can be only one (kind of like Highlander).
4. When there is only one, all the rest of the candidates will vote for him because they are loyal to the party no matter how wrong or inexperienced they claimed he was in the debate. Call they guy a crook one day, and then support him the next.
5. This means that running for office is not about you, not about the country, not the other people. It's about the PARTY!

This year, show them that you don't trust them. Write in ALBERT POPWELL!!

AND....

If you ever go to a primary debate ask each candidate these two simple questions..

1. Would you say you are a loyal (Democrat/Republican)? (The answer will be something close to "yes" since it won't be answered directly)

2. If you are loyal, does this mean that you will still vote for your opponent if you lose the primary even though you think he is wrong about the issues?

What will writing in the name of a dead man accomplish (aside from wasting your vote)?

Well done, Ding. A doff my chapeau on your direction.

To explain, that is my perennial write-in. I have never been appointed a member of the Electoral College, nor do I vote with parties, so I don't waste my vote. A protest is never wasted, no matter how small. Of course, if more of us added ALBERT POPWELL, it might send a louder signal. To date, I've only had 14 people who have joined me in protest.

Mind you, I never do this on the local front where my vote has value.

Bud Hoal Wrote:
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> Well done, Ding. A doff my chapeau on your
> direction.
>
> To explain, that is my perennial write-in. I have
> never been appointed a member of the Electoral
> College, nor do I vote with parties, so I don't
> waste my vote. A protest is never wasted, no
> matter how small. Of course, if more of us added
> ALBERT POPWELL, it might send a louder signal. To
> date, I've only had 14 people who have joined me
> in protest.
>
> Mind you, I never do this on the local front where
> my vote has value.


I dont think it was necessary to clarify that you have never been appointed to the Electoral College, we all knew that

Wasn't clarifying so much as making a point.

Bud Hoal Wrote:
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> Well done, Ding. A doff my chapeau on your
> direction.
>
> To explain, that is my perennial write-in. I have
> never been appointed a member of the Electoral
> College, nor do I vote with parties, so I don't
> waste my vote. A protest is never wasted, no
> matter how small. Of course, if more of us added
> ALBERT POPWELL, it might send a louder signal. To
> date, I've only had 14 people who have joined me
> in protest.
>
> Mind you, I never do this on the local front where
> my vote has value.


Would it not be more effective to vote for a 3rd party candidate instead? Writing in a non-politician seems only marginally better than not voting at all.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/2012 09:33PM by Ding an sich.

Bud Hoal Wrote:
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> Wasn't clarifying so much as making a point.

I fail to see what point you were making. By writing in a dead guy you arent protesting you are literally just throwing away the vote. A better option would be to not vote or vote for a legitimate 3rd party candidate. I can assure you you and your 14 friends arent making any statement. Its just taking time out of your day to go make a wasted vote.

You just made my point...

I don't vote of party affiliated presidential candidates because they are supporting a party above all else!

Bud Hoal Wrote:
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> You just made my point...
>
> I don't vote of party affiliated presidential
> candidates because they are supporting a party
> above all else!


I assumed you were speaking specifically of the Democratic and Republican parties. Do you think this is also the case with 3rd parties?

Bud Hoal Wrote:
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> You just made my point...
>
> I don't vote of party affiliated presidential
> candidates because they are supporting a party
> above all else!


I didnt make your point at all. If all youre going to do is vote for dead people save everyone the time and just dont show up to vote

Ding,

If there was a viable party with a genuinely altruistic platform AND the popular vote carried more substance, I might consider it. I looked that new Whig party last year. Nice idea. No funding. Shame.

not necessary,

Seeing as how I am entitled to my vote by virtue of lawful franchise, and I execute that franchise, it cannot be wasted as you claim. Not voting at all is the true waste. Conversely, voting for either a Democrat or a Republican without faith in either under the premise that you only get that choice because of the party-implied "two party system" could be considered a waste. Finally, simple math tells me that my single vote, or even that of my 14 friends, is too small a factor to influence the vote in any direction if we examine the statistical history of past elections. Therefore, voting for ALBERT POPWELL is no different than not voting at all when the tally is complete. However, voting for ALBERT POPWELL in protest does at least create a record that a certain number of people are fed up with Democrats and Republican ruining the country to address party needs. So, not a waste.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Mr. Albert Popwell
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Vote ALBERT POPWELL for President 2012!

Ron Paul 2016