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liberalcapitalist (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:33 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you support third-party empowerment? |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. I support choices, so yes. |
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Bush loves Jiang (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes... |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 03:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Yes, I'd like to see at least 4 parties... |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. I favor a 3rd or 4th or 5th...... |
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Dark Star (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. my answer exactly n/t |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. That's about where I am right now too |
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Ardee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 07:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. youre kidding right? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 10:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. Kucinich does. |
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Ardee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 03:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. I love his platform also |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 04:25 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Yeah, you'd think |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-04 10:58 AM Response to Reply #16 |
70. I hope that we do not nominate a candidate |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-04 11:02 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Better a mainstream Dem than a progressive other? |
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LeahMira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 10:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. Out of curiosity... |
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durutti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 10:21 AM Response to Reply #45 |
61. My Conditions |
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jsw_81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Third parties are a joke |
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Bush loves Jiang (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Japan? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Would you support third parties and independent candidates |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. So Democrats going straight to their knees is a stable system? |
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jsw_81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Well excuse me for supporting the Democratic Party |
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Dark Star (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. . |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. you can support who you want |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 08:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
55. "Fringe Third Party Underground" |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. You're right. A corporate oligarchy in transition to military dictatorship |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Well-put |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Amazing. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. No, it just takes a congenital bullshit filter |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 05:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Hmm. |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 06:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Believe what you're told, do as you're told, and keep chanting |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 07:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Funny how you equate supporting the two-party system with stupidity. |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 05:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Thanks for the link. |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 09:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. I agree. |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 11:16 AM Response to Reply #52 |
64. How would this give us four more years of Bush? |
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Terwilliger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. you know it |
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mulethree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Just be sure you don't .... |
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mulethree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 06:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. representation |
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Ardee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 07:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. If it wasnt for voters like you....... |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 11:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
48. Have you ever heard of run off voting? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 08:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. works best with a 2 party system? |
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Iverson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 08:34 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Was that a rhetorical question? |
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durutti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 11:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
62. Ridiculous. |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 11:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
63. With IRV that wouldn't happen... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Support, obviously |
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Dark Star (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. The best thing about your poll |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 03:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
67. See #43 |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. I voted yes |
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GreyV (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Yes.... |
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earthman dave (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Not worldwide - New Labour are indistinguishable from the Tories. nt |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. But, but, there are more than two parties |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Hence the need for ranked voting and full representation |
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Dob Bole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yes..Run Newt Run! (nt) |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. YES ! ! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I prefer Borda voting to IRV |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
28. 2 party middle of the road malaise |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
29. Not at the time no. |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. I support PR systems... |
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solinvictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Yes |
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Nazgul35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. Of Course!! Because small fringe groups |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 06:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. What I see happening |
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cryofan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 07:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. please read |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 02:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. nice avatar! BSD rocks! |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
37. Empower some Conservative third party so we can win! |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
43. Nice Push Poll |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. No... |
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rainy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
46. RUN OFF VOTING SOLVES ALL OF THE PROBLEMS |
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mot78 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
47. Yes |
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gate of the sun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-31-04 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. It's supposed to be a "free country" |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
53. Only for coalition government, otherwise no |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
54. i'm a "yes but" |
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durutti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
59. A resounding yes! |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
65. Yes, totally! |
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maxr4clark (639 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-04 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
68. In a parliamentary system, 3+ parties makes sense |
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