<div dir="ltr"><div>The party I'm most clearly affiliated with *is* a third party. If the percentage of third party voters is larger than the gap between the two parties, then it's in their best interests to change their platform to become more appealing to those third party voters. In the meantime I will continue to vote for the candidate I think is best and leave the gaming of the system to the politicians.<br><br></div>There were a few states this last election where the percentage of voters for the Libertarian Party was larger than the spread between the two candidates (Kansas, Arkansas, Florida, Vermont, and Alaska). In those states, next election, the parties would be best off trying to appeal to those voters if they don't want that to happen again.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Scott Dredge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scooterd408@hotmail.com" target="_blank">scooterd408@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</a>If we have a more powerful third party, they will only serve to hurt the party that they're most closely affiliated with. That said - go Tea Partiers!<br><br>Here are my results:<br><a href="http://www.isidewith.com/results/717510806:962370" target="_blank"><p><br></p><p>71%</p>
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</div><br><br><div><hr>From: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 12:23:42 -0800<br>To: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Subject: [Vision2020] I just finished a pop-quiz concerning my political beliefs . . .<br><br><div>The Quiz<br><a href="http://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz?from=NFMFaB87M" target="_blank">http://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz?from=NFMFaB87M</a><br><br>Here are my results... </div><div><a href="http://www.isidewith.com/results/717492044" target="_blank">http://www.isidewith.com/results/717492044</a><br><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- John Lennon</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> </span></div></div><br>=======================================================
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