Republicans Ready to Blame Libertarians for Their Defeat
This years elections are coming up fast and furiously. Both parties are already ahead of time to blame someone else for their own misfortune. In years past Republicans blames Independent Ross Perot for the defeat of George Bush in 1992. Then of course we have the 2000 election where Democrats blamed their loss not only on the Supreme Court but due to Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. Ralph Nader likely took votes away from Democratic candidate John Kerry in 2004.
It seems the two major parties are doing the same thing this year. Democrats will blame Ralph Nader for stealing votes from Barack Obama if for some reason he loses. Republicans are already paving the way to blame the loss of John McCain to Barack Obama on Libertarian candidate Bob Barr.
Last I recall my vote had to be earned from any candidate who wants it. After all is not America supposed to be about freedom of choice and individuality? That does not seem to be the case of the Republicans and Democrats that have brought on detrimental economic policies, government expansion, and have passed laws that have gradually stripped away individual Liberties and eroded the protection that the US Constitution and Bill of Rights sought to protect.
With independent voters expected to decide the presidential election in swing states like Colorado, Republicans here allege that the Libertarian Party may hand elections to Democrats. Meanwhile, the state's top Libertarian says there is no such thing as a "spoiler effect."
According to Colorado Libertarian Chairman Travis Nicks, every vote must be earned.
"If [Republican nominee John] McCain doesn’t win it won’t be because the Libertarian Party takes votes away from him," said Nicks. "It will be because he doesn’t earn them.”
Libertarian candidate Bob Barr is already polling in at double digits in some key states McCain will need to win to become President. Is that a problem? Not at all.
Hopefully this is the rise of a new party to greater heights that will be forever able to change the Amerrican political system and reverse the attrocious policies of the Democrat and Republican party that have moved us far from the founding principles the authors of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution envisioned when they resolved to create a more perfect union. People will no longer have to buy into the rhetoric of politicians that claim you are throwing your vote away by voting for a third party candidate you agree with. Is not voting for someone whom you disagree with because you dislike the only other percieved choice throwing your vote away (aka, the lesser of 2 evils argument)?
Individual Liberty and freedom of choice are the hallmarks of the Consitution. The only way that this can be accomplished is not through increased governmental power that seeks to legislate morality, redistribute income, tell us what type of health care we have to have, confiscate our earnings, and the list can go on.
Liberty and individual choice is still a new idea. Countries around the world from the socialist states of Europe, Canada, and Venezuela, to Communist countries, and the dictatorships of the Middle East and Africa still reject these ideas or corrupt them by stating the need for more security from fear (of some issue that they deem harmful).
When the election is over the Republicans or Democrats will be looking to blame someone else for their defeat. In reality these two parties have nothing but themselves to blame for their own defeat. Both have expressed policies that counter the center right political spectrum of American society or in other words fiscally conservative and socially liberal policies that our country was founded on and only the Libertarian Party espouses.
Not to mention the poor choice of Presidential candidates and in many cases Congressional candidates by the Republicans and Democrats. The McCain campaign has been anything but stellar. They have missed countless opportunites to spread their views and hit back at Obama. The Obama campaign is looking more like he is running for reelection. His arrogance and inexperience have not been addressed by his campaign.
The blame is ready to be placed upon someone. The only question is who and it will be answered in less than 100 days.
To read the whole story about Libertarian candidates in state races:Libertarian Impact on State Races Under Microscope | Face the State
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