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MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
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« on: September 29, 2005, 11:53:55 PM »

becoming more watered down is a load of sh**t.  The thing we should do is keep these so-called "extreme" positions, but not campaign as if they were extreme.  Harry Browne had the 2nd most LP vote after Clark, when he ran in '96.  Thing is, he had opinions that may be as extreme as anyone else, but he doesn't come off sounding like it.  I really don't see why we're more extreme than Al Gore, or George Bush, or John Kerry, or Ross Perot, or Bob Dole or....
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MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2005, 01:16:18 AM »

No, what you need to do is tone down the candidates. Don't run a presidential candidate named Joe Zzayaesyiseticasky who has a link on his website to an article calling Bush a communist and Kerry a socialist. And don't advocate abolishing all taxes. And, finally, campaign on social issues in the Northeast and Pacific, that would help you.

Hey! A Zzayaesyiseticasky ticket is what we need for our country! Tongue

Seriously, I don't think our names are that bad, or much of the issue.  Harry Browne ran in 1996 and 2000.  His name is soooooo hard to pronounce or remember Roll Eyes (just remeber the 'e' is silent)

The abolishing all taxes is an utopian ideal that we wish we could have, but most of us realize it's not possible--now if only we could get those ^%$*$&$ website creators to change it-well realizing that doing that would not be giving up our principles.

I agree that we need to stop calling the other two parties names because they already do that themselves, and it's childish.  Although Kerry may well be a socialist and Bush a communist Wink   When people visit our site/ see us in debates this should stop.  We need to act more formally, and keep negative opinions of individuals-not issues to ourselves.

Socail issues on the NE and Pacific?  I'll keep that in mind when I run in 2040 Grin   Couldn't hurt.  As a matter of fact, we do try there and have some sucess.  Jim Gray has a high court position (I think in Oakland County of California), and in Massachusetts, since the Republicans don't run a senator agains Kerry or Kennedy-we've ran people like Micheal Cloud I think got 13 or 17% in a Senate race (sorry my details are so sketchy)
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MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2006, 12:21:06 AM »

I'm switching party registration if Stanhope gets nominated.
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MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2006, 12:23:09 AM »

Hopefully if we do run, we could get a celebrity-say Clint Eastwood or someone with enough money and fame to help get the party's name recognized.  I also like MODU's idea of taking the 'overlapping' positions on each side and campaigning on that.  In order to get elected, I think we need people to be convinced we're the 'purple' middle ground.
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MaC
Milk_and_cereal
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2006, 12:53:14 AM »

Guys, I really don't think Paul would run.  If he runs in 2008 he'll be 73.
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