"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:
"ManhattanMan" wrote in message
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Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

There was a game show on the aire a few years ago did the same
thing. It was really funny to watch until I started thinking about
the fact that those idiot's votes counted as much as mine did.

And look what it got us........
Just before the 1996 elections, CATO Institute did a survey of how
much people knoew about government power (Constitution, structure of
government, spending practices...). The results were telling by self-
identified groups:
(Rough estimates)

Democrats: 25%
Republicans: 55%
Independents: 60%
Libertarians: 85+%

That doesn't surprise me at all, especially the Libertarians. They are a
group that think enough about politics to seek out a third party that more
closely fits their views. To bad that that same group can't get it
together enough to actually field a successful candidate for any national
office.
Quite!

But without a huge benefactor, they have a significant uphill battle.

Many surveys show a large share of people have libertarian leanings; they
just don't want to vote for them.

It has been pointed out quite often that if, today, you had a ticket of
Jefferson/Madison, they wouldn't get past the primaries, if they made it
that far.


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Matt Barrow
Performace Homes, LLC.
Colorado Springs, CO