I don't know if this has been said, as I've only mildly skimmed through the thread. I don't think the rise of the 3rd party is going to come too soon in this country. It just follows the lines of basic apathy. How many people come out to vote for President? 40%? 50%? 60%? The fact that people wouldn't bother spending the 5 minutes to vote for the person who is going to lead their nation for the next 4 years is rather upsetting. Among those who do vote, there are those that take the "Perndog" stance. They'll just follow the stereotypical roles of partisan politics and vote for the ones they hate less. Most would equate the Conservative to be a fat, rich, white man who likes to fuck over the poor. Most Americans don't even bother finding out the stances of their political candidates. They just choose the lesser of two evils. For example, no matter how far-left Dean turns out to be, he is still, if he gets the nomination, going to draw a substantial amount of voters towards him. Those merely dissatisfied with the Bush administration would take the stance that "anything is better than this guy" and pull the lever for Dean, not merely because they like him or support his policies, but only because they've developed a deep-seated hatred for the current President. For an example, I've pulled a quote from another thread.
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dont like bush. he is bad. we deserve better.
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See? Now do you think a character such as this (he didn't back up his stance either) is going to vote Bush again over Dean (or whoever)? I think not. Does this person know anything at all about Dean? I think not.