The main criticism I hear from people when they learn I'm a member of the Libertarian Party and supporting Bob Barr for President is that I am "wasting my vote."
Hogwash.
Voting for McCain is a wasted vote. Voting for Obama is a wasted vote. Sacrificing your vote to either of the two major parties is senseless. I don't agree with either of them, so they can't have my vote.
Another criticism is that Libertarians voting for Barr will just give the election to Obama.
Hogwash.
It is incredibly presumptuous to assume I would vote for McCain under any circumstances. I would not. Every vote McCain loses, he loses on his own merits.
Another criticism I hear is that people won't vote Libertarian because they want to vote for a winner.
Hogwash.
For one thing, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If everyone who ever said that voted for the best candidate and not for someone that "could win," Libertarians would have success. And success breeds success. The two major parties assume they will get your vote. Don't give it to them. Make them earn it.
And if you follow the statement to its logical conclusion, no one should vote for McCain, because he's going to lose.
And no one should have voted for Michael Dukakis, because he lost. Okay, that's a bad example. No one should have voted for Dukakis, but you get the point.
Vote for whoever you think is the best candidate. If everyone does that, we might see some change. If everyone limits themselves to the two major party choices, well, you see what they've left us with: A big time socialist who believes in limiting free speech and the Global Warming hoax - and the other guy is a Democrat.
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