Your Vote in November

[tbone717]

There was a thread about who RPF members are voting for in Nov, but several stated that there were not enough options. So, I am going to post this with the full list of candidates, along with the ballot access of third and minor party candidates. Please note that some of the minor parties have not declared their nominee yet, so those are listed simply by party name. Check out their site, or Wikipedia to find out who the potential nominees are.

Here are the candidates and their ballot access, which gives detail beyond what is in the poll selections:

Mitt Romney (R)
Barack Obama (D)
Ron Paul - write in only
Gary Johnson (L) - on the ballot in AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NV, NM, NC, ND, OH, OR, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, WY
Jill Stein (Green) - on the ballot in AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, LA, ME, MA, MI, MS, NM, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, UT, WV
Virgil Goode (C) - on the ballot in CO, FL, ID, MI, MO, MS, NM, NV, ND, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, UT, WI, WY
Peta Lindsay (Party for Socialism and Liberation) - on the ballot in AR, CO, NJ, VT
Tom Hoefling (America's Party) - on the ballot in FL
Stewart Alexander (Socialist Party USA) - on the ballot in CO, OH
Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) - on the ballot in MS, NM, OR, UT
Jim Carlson (Grassroots Party) - on the ballot in MN
Merlin Miller (American Third Position Party) - on the ballot in CO
Tom Stevens (Objectivist Party) - on the ballot in CO
James Harris (Socialist Workers Party) - on the ballot in CO

The following have no yet declared a candidate, but have ballot access
American Independent Party - on the ballot in CA
Peace and Freedom Party - on the ballot in CA
Reform Party - on the ballot in FL, LA, MS

This should be complete, my apologies if I missed anyone.

 

[CaseyJones]

much better poll... still going to general

 

[pcosmar]

Ron Paul (write in)

my current plan.

 

[Raudsarw]

Write in your own name.

 

[tbone717]

Write in your own name.

Funny story...we had a foreign exchange student with us last November. I took her in the voting booth to show her how it all works. And just to show her that you can write in someone's name, I wrote in my own name for Township tax collector, as there was no one on the ballot. Turns out I was tied with 6 others, at one vote a piece. I received a letter from the county about the run off election and the date where it would be held, and asked if I wanted to continue. I didn't though, since the position is not held by an individual, but contracted out to a private firm by the township. It turns out the tax collector position is a pretty involved job, and only budgeted by the township for a $15,000/year salary, therefor no one runs for it.

 

[seyferjm]

Johnson or Goode, but likely Johnson.

 

[MelissaCato]

Ron Paul 2012 !! Darn it !!

 

[tbone717]

FYI: America Elects has ballot access, but had not fielded a candidate so I did not include them in the OP or poll. Also, Jack Fellure is the nominee for the Prohibition Party, though I could not find any info on ballot access for that party. So if there are any who plan on voting for either, just put them in the "other" column.

 

[Lindsey]

If I vote Ron Paul (write in) is that tantamount to admitting that he will not be the nominee of any party?

 

[Liberty74]

Gary Johnson 2012!

 

[Sullivan*]

WTF happened to Buddy Roemer

 

[tbone717]

WTF happened to Buddy Roemer

Roemer was vying for that AE nomination that fizzled, and he was also trying for the Reform Party nod as well. Not sure what happened with that, but he is not on their list of contenders. IIRC he was also in talks with the Modern Whig Party.

Poor Buddy - no one wants him to run on their ticket.