What should liberty supporters do on election day?

[Anti-Neocon]

I don't really comprehend that map about write-ins. I live in Minnesota, which the map says is "candidate must file." But there is always a line for write-in votes, in every single contested race. So is that line meaningless? Or do they just toss the ballot if you actually use it?

I want to write in Ron Paul... BADLY... however, there are a few pro-liberty candidates I actually want to vote for as well, and I'd hate to have my vote tossed out.

Oh and there are also two ballot measure (constitutional amendments) on which I intend to vote.

Your write-in vote will just get thrown in the same pile as those who write in Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Dick Cheney, and Daffy Duck. It's not exactly an efficient way of sending a message when you can vote for someone who shares over 90% of the same views as Ron Paul.

 

[sailingaway]

Ron Paul 2012 !!

This!

 

[sailingaway]

Your write-in vote will just get thrown in the same pile as those who write in Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Dick Cheney, and Daffy Duck. It's not exactly an efficient way of sending a message when you can vote for someone who shares over 90% of the same views as Ron Paul.

None of the above, even if that is all it says because it isn't pinned to Ron, is accurate as applies to Johnson as well, for me. If they have the same views, which I absolutely disagree with, then that 10% must be key for me.

If you want to show you don't want the candidates on the ballot, writing in will show that and they do count the general category of 'other' beyond those specified, even where they don't count 'Ron's votes' by his name. But in my state I expect them to count Ron's votes separately. I'd write him in regardless, however, because he is the one I want, and my vote would at least be counted in the general none of the above category.

 

[Matthew5]

None of the above, even if that is all it says because it isn't pinned to Ron, is accurate as applies to Johnson as well, for me. If they have the same views, which I absolutely disagree with, then that 10% must be key for me.

I don't want to derail this thread, but has a GJ vs. Ron Paul comparison already been done in another thread?

 

[sailingaway]

I don't want to derail this thread, but has a GJ vs. Ron Paul comparison already been done in another thread?

all over the place.

 

[MelissaWV]

What should liberty supporters do on election day?

Act like individuals who don't need someone on an internt forum to tell them what to do on Election Day?

 

[sailingaway]

Sure, but he is still a poor candidate with no core understanding of libertarianism and awful stances on a number of issues. I'd rather not vote for somebody like that and maybe sway the LP to stop nominating people like him, Bob Barr, an Wayne Root. If the LP is going to be around, they need to have principled people who can educate the public in the ideas of liberty. Johnson certainly can't do that because he's not a libertarian.

I agree with that. I'd love a party of principle, but based on their recent presidential candidates, who should be the standard bearers and EXTRA pure, imho, they should change that motto.

 

[Matthew5]

all over the place.

Figured it had been covered at length here ...been away from RPF for awhile.

 

[James Madison]

I'm gonna spend my time pissing off people who think their votes actually matter.

 

[jointhefightforfreedom]

I kinda new to the youtube thing, but I made this video to give some direction, and layout what I feel, is the best course of action for Ron Paul supporters to take on election day:

You Should Vote for the best man for the job ! Which in my opinion is Ron Paul!

We must break the 2 party BS system !

The next thing we need to all do is bring awareness to ballot access in all 50 States!

and expose the Commission on Presidential Debates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates

That is what is truly blocking ALL 3rd Party Candidates!

With ballot access and inclusion in debates Dr Paul Would have Run Libertarian and WON !

 

[TruckinMike]

OK - so are you voting for the neocon or the communists?

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There, fixed it for you.

 

[Akus]

I am voting for Johnson.

same

 

[Jumbo Shrimp]

Campaign for Virgil Goode.