Minor Candidates in US Presidential Battle

Vortex · 11-02-2008, 05:28 PM

As usual all the media talk is about the Republicans and Democrats with virtually nothing on anyone else. Has anyone got an idea on which minor party or indeed independent candidates are standing and what sort of vote they can expect to receive?

youcanhandlethetruth · 12-02-2008, 08:13 PM

There is a very good chance Michael Bloomberg will run as an independent but he can hardly be called a minor candidate as he has billions to spend.

However now Ron Paul has said he will not run 3rd party there may be no need for him to stand as he may have run to take the Paul vote away.

charlie endell · 12-02-2008, 08:32 PM

Big business is only interested in the 2 main parties. Nobody else will get a look in.

mkpdavies · 13-02-2008, 10:00 AM

The system is heavily rigged to make sure you have to be a Republican or a Democrat to have any chance of winning.

And that's before the MSM get involved.

rjt · 13-02-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

The system is heavily rigged to make sure you have to be a Republican or a Democrat to have any chance of winning.

And that's before the MSM get involved.

Much the same as our system, designed to keep the elite in power, I beleive in democracy I really do but I doubt it truly exists, if it ever did.

youcanhandlethetruth · 14-02-2008, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

The system is heavily rigged to make sure you have to be a Republican or a Democrat to have any chance of winning.

And that's before the MSM get involved.

And don't forget vote rigging.

Olympic Flame · 16-02-2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

The system is heavily rigged to make sure you have to be a Republican or a Democrat to have any chance of winning.

And that's before the MSM get involved.

Well, not really in the sense of "rigged system" from my perspective but it is somehow the nature of competition which inevitably leads to domination. When it comes to PC products we think of Intel or Acer. We think of google and probably yahoo next to it when we need to search something online. Those less public known escaped our notice.

Oh ya and I think of keira knightley when it comes to British actress.

11-02-2008, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vortex Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,056 Party: BNP	Minor Candidates in US Presidential Battle As usual all the media talk is about the Republicans and Democrats with virtually nothing on anyone else. Has anyone got an idea on which minor party or indeed independent candidates are standing and what sort of vote they can expect to receive?

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12-02-2008, 08:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
youcanhandlethetruth Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,531	There is a very good chance Michael Bloomberg will run as an independent but he can hardly be called a minor candidate as he has billions to spend. However now Ron Paul has said he will not run 3rd party there may be no need for him to stand as he may have run to take the Paul vote away.

12-02-2008, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
charlie endell Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 249	Big business is only interested in the 2 main parties. Nobody else will get a look in.