Will a weak Dem Presidential candidate encourage third parties?

[billbuckhead]

If Bush is ahead of the eventual Dem POTUS candidate by double digits before the election: won't voters want their votes to at least count as a protest vote? This could be the Greens and Liebertarians big chance to move into the big leagues in terms of debates and media exposure.

[Mattforclark]

1. Let's not find out.

[HuckleB]

2. A weak candidate?

Umm. We have an incredibly strong field of candidates. Why are you talking about a "weak candidate?"

[SlavesandBulldozers]

3. can't tell if that's

pessimism or optimism. Beyond that, it will be no "big chance" for anything, rather failure will be the embodiment of a wasted chance.

[Capn Sunshine]

4. WHy Would CLARK as a candidate encourage 3rd parties?

[L.A.dweller]

5. No, Clark wouldn't but

there are others that may encourage 3rd party voting.

[pruner]

6. Clark wouln't encourage third party voting?

LOL… I'm sure there are a lot of Greenies who've been waiting to vote for a career military man.

:eyes:

[mikehiggins]

12. hmmmm so the greenies would prefer to be pure and make sure

Bush gets reelected than take a chance and vote for Clark?

Do you really think they are that blind?

Or stupid?

[L.A.dweller]

14. We all know that you are not one of them

[HuckleB]

8. The mysterious "others" comes to light.

Sorry, but if anyone is going to encourage a third party, it would be Clark.

[L.A.dweller]

15. "Mysterious others"

Wtf?
Clark's attracting repub's and independents.

[HuckleB]

16. So what? So are the others.

[mikehiggins]

7. ooooo, that's so clever ;^) n/t

[Kahuna]

10. Who said Clark would do it? Maybe Dean would do it.

Not one vote has been cast. Dean is not he de facto nonminee.

[Kahuna]

9. It could happen.

nt

[Scott Lee]

11. We'll let you know if and when a weak Dem prez candidate surfaces

[unfrigginreal]

13. As long as Dean is the frontrunner there's no reason to worry about it.

nt