Clinton/obama V. Giuliani/mccain

[Azriel]

Just my 2 pennies, and bearing in mind I didn't read this very detailed, but why is voting third party wasting a vote? If more people would smell of elderberries it up and vote third party then we wouldn't been in this ridiculous two party system where everthing is stalemated.

[kujo]

[quote name='Azriel' post='1231085' date='Apr 5 2007, 11:49 AM']Just my 2 pennies, and bearing in mind I didn't read this very detailed, but why is voting third party wasting a vote? If more people would smell of elderberries it up and vote third party then we wouldn't been in this ridiculous two party system where everthing is stalemated.[/quote]

Voting for a third party isn't necessarily a wasted vote; however, if the third party candidate is not truly viable, most people will decide that it is a waste to do so.

[dairygirl4u2c]

if the population seems for a third party, then it's legit. otherwise it's wasting a vote and sinning.
this means you need to pay attention to public sentiment and polls and judge wisely.

[dairygirl4u2c]

what i mean is if the public seems ready if only more people would vote, it's legit. now it's not so much anyone seems ready from any elections i've seen.
if there's no one who seems ready, it's pure ideology and a sin.

[Socrates]

[quote name='dairygirl4u2c' post='1231592' date='Apr 5 2007, 04:34 PM']if the population seems for a third party, then it's legit. otherwise it's wasting a vote and sinning.
this means you need to pay attention to public sentiment and polls and judge wisely.[/quote]
Where do you get this stuff from?

How popular does a candidate have to be in order for someone to vote for him? And even if a candidate has little chance of winning, a vote for him can send a message to the parties in power.
This idea that voters are bound to make their decision based on "public sentiment and polls" is ridiculous. This becomes circular - if no one votes for or supports a candidate simply because he "has no chance" how can such a candidate gain enough support to have a chance? This attitude will merely help perpetuate power in the hands of the well-moneyed political establishment and the "mainstream media."

I'm not saying voting third party is always the most prudent choice, but where does it say that voring for a third-party or unpopular candidate is a [i]sin[/i]??
Can you quote the Catechism, Scripture, or an Encyclical on that??

Or has Dairygirl now assumed the authority herself to tell Catholics what is and isn't a sin (apparently following in Budge's footsteps)?