To put it mildly, people are terrified by this election. The fear mongering done by the two major candidates for President is nothing compared to the fear created by having their names on the ballots. To say that huge crowds of people are "unhappy" with the current candidates is an understatement to say the least, so people are starting to explore other options. Nevertheless, on election day, which is November 8th, one of these clowns is going to win the office. Why is that? There are third party candidates in the election, and some of them are fairly reasonable choices. So, why are they destined to fail miserably on election day? It's quite simple. The American people have a skewed view of what it means to vote third party.

Before understanding what a vote for a third party candidate means, one must first understand what it is not; therefore, a few rumors must be expelled. First, a third party vote is not a wasted vote. The truth is that there is no such thing as a wasted vote. To use the term "wasted vote" implies that the vote does not influence an election. This is extremely incorrect. A third party vote has a huge influence on elections. The right question to ask is whether or not you want to have that impact. Second, a vote for a third party is a vote for the opposition. This misnomer works on a few assumptions. The first assumption is that a specific person or party is the opposition, but, in actuality, if one decides to vote for a candidate, then logically all other candidates are technically the opposition. The second assumption is that all of the votes are locked up, and can only go one of two ways; therefore, if you do not vote for one than the vote technically goes to the other. This idea is derived from one flimsy example. In 1992, Former President Bush was up for reelection and many people claim that third party candidate Ross Perot took votes away from Bush and handed Clinton. They ignore the fact that President Bush was widely unpopular. The truth is that a vote for a third party simply means that there is one less vote for either of the two candidates to receive. In case this is not convincing enough, here is a website that will match your vote with another voter of the opposite party, who has decided to vote third party.

So what does voting for a third party mean? Technically, it means only one thing: "I want this person to be President of the United States." As is the truth for everything in this world, a third party will represent more than its most basic meaning, and will ultimately speak volumes. A vote for a third party means that you would like to see some new ideas come into the political forefront. A vote for a third party means that the two party system has become corrupt and unacceptable. A vote for a third party means that there is a new generation of voters, who refuse to manipulated by the ruling political elites. A third party vote means that this election is completely unacceptable, and that you refuse to allow one of these two immoral, unintelligent, manipulative, anti-democratic ego-maniacs to gain your vote. A vote for a third party means that we can't be controlled.

It is extremely important to vote in this election, as it is in any election. Even more important than just voting, is voting for someone that you really believe in. Do not settle for someone, just because you are afraid of another. Vote because you believe in someone. Listen to your conscience, don't vote for someone you can't support.