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This probably won't come as any surprise to anyone who knows me well, but I abandoned the Democratic Party almost 15 years ago in favor of the Green Party. I got tired of broken promises, empty values and spineless corporate shills disguised as Democrats. The only party I loathe more than the Democrats are the Republicans. I haven't voted for a non-Green for President in years, and usually have voted Green for U.S. Senate and U.S. House as well.
Now, Green Party candidates are hard to come by in places, so I've come up with some rules for how I vote:
1.) If a Green Party candidate is running, vote Green.
2.) If no Green candiate is available, then look at all other third-party candidates. See if the Libertarian candidate is palatable.
3.) If no third party candidate is available, look at the Republican and Democratic candidates, determine who's less evil, hold my nose, and vote.
This may offend some of my more enthusiastic Democratic friends, but as much as I dislike the Republicans, I don't love the Democrats either. I've opted out of the 2-party system, and have no plans to opt back in. I almost never vote for the lesser of two evils, because I see it as still voting for evil.
So I vote for who appeals to me. Regardless of how likely they are to win, and regardless of how "unstrategic" some Democrats think my vote may be. Democrats have to EARN my vote... and few of them are up to that.
Now, here in Washington State, pro-war Incumbent Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell is up for re-election. I call her pro-war because she doesn't favor use getting out of Iraq immediately. She voted for the Iraq War Resolution H.J.Res. 114 in October 2001, for which she can not be forgiven, and she must be punished. Even if there were no Green candidate available, I could not in good conscience vote for her.
Fortunately, she is up against a Green, Aaron Dixon, who is almost 100% on all of my issues... including pulling out of Iraq immediately.
It's a no-brainer. It's a matter of priciple.
I'm voting for Aaron Dixon.
Now, Green Party candidates are hard to come by in places, so I've come up with some rules for how I vote:
1.) If a Green Party candidate is running, vote Green.
2.) If no Green candiate is available, then look at all other third-party candidates. See if the Libertarian candidate is palatable.
3.) If no third party candidate is available, look at the Republican and Democratic candidates, determine who's less evil, hold my nose, and vote.
This may offend some of my more enthusiastic Democratic friends, but as much as I dislike the Republicans, I don't love the Democrats either. I've opted out of the 2-party system, and have no plans to opt back in. I almost never vote for the lesser of two evils, because I see it as still voting for evil.
So I vote for who appeals to me. Regardless of how likely they are to win, and regardless of how "unstrategic" some Democrats think my vote may be. Democrats have to EARN my vote... and few of them are up to that.
Now, here in Washington State, pro-war Incumbent Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell is up for re-election. I call her pro-war because she doesn't favor use getting out of Iraq immediately. She voted for the Iraq War Resolution H.J.Res. 114 in October 2001, for which she can not be forgiven, and she must be punished. Even if there were no Green candidate available, I could not in good conscience vote for her.
Fortunately, she is up against a Green, Aaron Dixon, who is almost 100% on all of my issues... including pulling out of Iraq immediately.
It's a no-brainer. It's a matter of priciple.
I'm voting for Aaron Dixon.