SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Yikes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Grope alert. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZGangsta 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 Dear god. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 Slightly off topic, but I think it's way cool of Gerogia to have run off elections when no when gets the majority of the vote. Wish the rest of the country would follow. It would help third parties a lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 Guess what; nothing can help third parties. Do some research on electoral systems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 A run off system would crowd all but the top two vote getters, thus killing any chance third parties would have at getting ANY votes in a general election. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 Guess what; nothing can help third parties. Do some research on electoral systems. 3rd parties are more successful & influential in some places--Canada, Germany, India, etc. Not sure what your point is. No, the American system isn't very amenable to 3rd parties, but that doesn't mean nothing can help them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 You haven't done the research. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2008 Guess what; nothing can help third parties. Do some research on electoral systems. 3rd parties are more successful & influential in some places--Canada, Germany, India, etc. Not sure what your point is. No, the American system isn't very amenable to 3rd parties, but that doesn't mean nothing can help them. All those countries have proportional representational voting, with, granted, half of an exception for India. Single plurality voting systems are, by design, essentially firewalls against third parties and coalition governments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 I ever notice how threads based on serious topics get turned into jokefests, and threads started for humorous reason get turned into serious discussion? Oh, TSM, how I love you. I will never ever leave you again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 pbone, the way you worded it made it sound like you were claiming that 3rd parties could never be successful anywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 Jesse Ventura was thrid party and just look at his success. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RepoMan 0 Report post Posted December 1, 2008 OK, I take back that a runoff would help 3rd Parties "a lot," but pepole could actually vote for whom they really wanted to in the general election and not worrying about throwing away their vote. Plus I feels a little more democratic that in the end it's garunteed that the winner eventually some sort of approval from a majority of the voters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 3, 2008 Looks like groping your granddaughter is the way to win an election in Georgia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 He didn't even have to compare his opponent to bin Laden this time. Truly it's a kinder, gentler nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2008 Martin's two chief surrogates (pictured behind him here) weren't able to pull it out for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 I recognize Ludacris, but who is the other one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At Home 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 Blackenstein. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 I recognize Ludacris, but who is the other one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ol' Smitty 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2008 oops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
