[ExI] libertarians nominate none of these

[Keith Henson]

Spike, if I have ever met a Green party member I don't remember it.

My experience with Libertarians is 50 years out of date.  About that
far back I met the Libertarian candidate for president and his
entourage.  My impression at the time was that these people could not
agree on where to have lunch.

It's been a long time.

Keith

On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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> >...It would depend on the goals of the political party, but the path to those goals would be guided by EP.
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> Keith, before you take the idea too far, consider a discouraging observation.  We are going into a very unique election cycle in which both of the mainstream contenders are very well known, so neither really needs campaign contributions, both mainstream contenders are considered too old for the job, both mainstream contenders have serious legal problems, both mainstream contenders are soundly hated by most voters and both mainstream parties are deeply divided, with factions incompatible with each other within the same party.  The third parties have a realistic chance for the first time in... our lifetimes really.
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> Now we look around and find that the Libertarian party and Green party are not just as divided, they are more so.  Right when these smaller parties have a chance if they can find a credible candidate, both of those parties find themselves just as fractured and internally incompatible as the big guys, both of the bigger minors failing to find anyone compelling, and even if they did, they couldn't agree on that compelling candidate.  I was hoping both Libertarian and Green would span the gap this year.  Now, it isn't clear either party will.
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> Sigh.
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> spike
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