Would America be better off...

[A18]

If we use IRV, all efforts towards voting reform will have been wasted. Approval or Condorcet, folks.

[WMS]

But yeah, four or five would be good, four would probably fit if we had one for every major ideology here(conservative, left-liberal, libertarian, and populist).

And perhaps a centrist party as well? Honestly, as a Libertarian you should remember the World's Smallest Political Quiz...

[John Dibble]

But yeah, four or five would be good, four would probably fit if we had one for every major ideology here(conservative, left-liberal, libertarian, and populist).

And perhaps a centrist party as well? Honestly, as a Libertarian you should remember the World's Smallest Political Quiz...

No, because the centrists would be the swing voters, which I think we would still want to have some of.

[Redefeatbush04]

John Dibble.....you know I'm with you and I promise that if the libertarian party is projected to get 10% nationally I will vote for the libertarian....(if I don't you can kick my ass )

I wouldn't kick your ass for that - I'm a Libertarian after all. Break in to my house or attack me first, then we'll talk.

Anywho, you should start voting Libertarian now - we aren't going to get anywhere if people don't vote for us, and if people don't vote for us, people won't vote for us. Change won't come unless you're willing to work for it - my candidate may not win now, but the more of us who vote for him the more viable our party looks in the future. And if you can't bring yourself to vote Lib in the presidential election, you could always throw us some votes in your state and local elections.

The first step to getting a successful third party is to eliminate the electoral college, and thus eliminate the "I won't vote for him because the election is too close in my state" voters.

[A18]

You mean, eliminate the "I will vote for him because the race isn't close in my state" voters - and create a lot of "I won't vote for him because the race nationally is too close" voters