Comment Re:Doesn't make sense (Score 1) 757
And the best thing all of those people could do is to get together and vote for a third-party candidate. It doesn't matter which one; only that the effort is coordinated to pick one. How many disenchanted voters are out there? Getting them all on board is a pipe dream, and I'm not suggesting that a third-party candidate would win. Remember how Perot caused a stir because he got 18% of the vote? Imagine what could happen if we got someone above 20%, especially if the effort was publicized as being a protest vote.
With those kind of numbers and a concerted effort to show people that third parties can be viable if enough people decide to stop voting for the lesser evil, and if other people who are dissatisfied with both big parties take the time to vote, we could foster the growth of a healthier, multi-party system. The presidential election is the worst place to try for a win, but it is the best place to ensure exposure to the idea. Sort of an, "If we can get this far in the presidential election, imagine what we can do at the congressional, state, and local levels."
Publicizing it as a protest vote should also address the concerns of people who don't agree with the example party's platform. Alternatively a new party could be created whose sole platform is to make the system more amenable to third parties--call it the New Blood Party or something. That would take years to set up, however. A protest vote if heard and repeated by the right people could be easily organized by the time of this year's election.