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Originally posted by Radar
And saying you won't vote for someone unless they can win is like saying, "I won't vote for that guy unless he doesn't need my vote".
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No, read my second point. Voting for my second-favorite candidate, who has a decent chance of winning, is better than voting for my favorite candidate, who has no chance of winning, thereby increasing my <I>least</I> favorite candidate's chances of winning.
I completely agree that under a different system, it might make sense to fight for whomever I'm most ideologically aligned with. But our system is here to stay. It will never change. So we may as well work it as best we can.
What is your goal in getting people to vote for Browne? Do you ever think he'll actually hold office -- or even have a chance of coming within 20 points of the next loser? Or do you just want to make your issues known? Or perhaps force the other candidates to lean more libertarian?
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Let me know when your party has a presidential candidate on the ballot in all 50 states for 3 elections in a row, when you've got over 500 members in elected offices, etc.
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Oh, so now we're putting stipulations on it!