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Mike,

If I read the election predictions correctly, along with what you are saying, then any vote for anyone other than the Democrat in the race this November will be a wasted vote. After all, the media has been saying all along that the Republicans cannot win because of the Bush administration, the war, and the economy.

In truth, I consider anyone who votes for someone they do not support to be wasting their vote. When we vote based on the myth of electability, we make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Any candidate is electable if enough people vote for him.

But one of the great things about our country is that we each do get to have our own opinions, and we each get to decide how we want to vote based on our own criteria. Some of us look at issues and principles. Some of us look at issues and chances of winning. Some look solely at party. And some look solely at gender or race. I disagree with the chance of winning but I can at least understand it. I have never understood people who vote on the basis of party, race, gender, or anything other than the candidate himself.

Mike1951 wrote:Why would you want a 3rd party candidate that would harm McCain's chances and improve the Dems?

Because I am not a fan or supporter of McCain or the Republican party

Better you should wish for Nader or some other liberal to run 3rd party which could pull votes from the Dems.

I refused to vote for McCain in the primary, but does anyone think that he would not be preferable to Obama/Hillary?

Me. I think none of the three are acceptable. I only pick the better candidate when there is more than one that is a good choice for me. I will always vote for the candidate that I think is best qualified for the job (meaning he supports my positions) and I will never vote for a candidate that I do not think is qualified (meaning he does not support positions I strongly care about).

As for this November, I am still waiting to see who else runs or if I need to make a write-in vote but I will not vote for McCain, Obama, or Clinton. I will actively do my best to stop Clinton as she is the worst IMO, but that is regardless of whether there is anyone I support or not. If there is no one I can support, I will write in or abstain from that race.