The media as well as the government like to condition the people to think that they have two distinct choices in our electoral process, that the Republicans and the Democrats are so vastly different that your decision should be clear of whom you find best fit to lead. However, it seems that as each election year comes and goes the parties begin to blend more and more, both often abandoning the historical ideals and meeting at the center. It is rare that one party or one candidate represents all of a person’s values perfectly but when we are only presented with two viable options people often end up having to choose between the lesser of two evils. However, there is often one over looked option; voting for a 3rd party. There is a great hostility to third party voters by those who buy into the two party system. People seem to believe if you do choose to vote 3rd party, that you are either taking a vote away from a “real” candidate or throwing away your vote all together. This assumption is of course ridiculous; isn’t it more of a waste of a vote to compromise your morals to support a skewed and false system? Aren’t you suppose to vote for the most qualified, honest person who shares your ideals? If people would stop qualifying this false left/right paradigm by voting strictly by party and start voting their conscious instead we could see some real change. So, for this election who are your options besides Obama or McCain?
