I'm sure a lot of you have been told that your votes will be wasted if they are not cast for either one of the dynamic duo lovingly called together as "Obamney" !
Ron Paul's supporters are under pressure from the gangsters in the Republican party to unconditionally support an unpalatable Mittney in order to avoid "fracturing the vote". Appeals to act in Unity for the "greater good" and snide remarks to "not throw a tantrum" are made in a patronising tone of voice. This after shamelessly treating them so poorly and stealing the nomination from them. The GOP Polit Bureau Bosses think they have a right to expect, nay demand, loyalty from a section within the GOP against a common adversary. They simultaneously need someone to blame if they lose the Election to one of the most incompetent and underperforming incumbent Presidents in the history of the United States. Of course it won't be their fault for not playing fair at the Republican Primaries and not offering anything different from Obama for the voter to choose from !
Check out this cool 'Interactive' Infographic. It sadly shows only the 2 candidates foisted on us by the mainstream media ! Play with it and check out how the 2 candidates fare against each other in your state.
Another place to look is here.
If you support Romney or Obama in a Swing State / Battleground State where it is too close to call, please vote for the person you support. If that is not the case, then please give Freedom a presence - if not a chance - by Voting for Gary Johnson in 2012. Let's check your psephological options ...
1) If you are an Obama supporter in a strongly Obama leaning State (like Hollywood influenced liberal California for example), then you have nothing to fear by giving your vote to Gary Johnson in 2012 since Obama will not lose that State to Mittney.
2) If you are an Obama supporter in a strongly Mittney leaning State, then your vote is wasted anyway, so give a vote for Gary Johnson in 2012 to make a point. Check out Obama's performance just in case you have your doubts.
3) If you are a Mittney supporter in a strongly Mittney leaning State, then you have nothing to fear by giving a vote for Gary Johnson in 2012.
4) If you are a Mittney supporter in a strongly Obama leaning State, then your vote is wasted anyway, so give a vote for Gary Johnson in 2012 to make a point. Watch this video just in case you are not too sure about that.
5) If you are a passive Ron Paul supporter, vote for the next best thing i.e Gary Johnson - instead of voting for the lesser of the 2 evils this year.
6) If you are a fanatical Ron Paul supporter AND you live in a state where you can't write-in his name, then please vote for someone very similar whom you can give a realistic chance of winning. Vote Gary Johnson in 2012. Please remember that even Ron Paul has suggested he might vote for Gary.
7) If you are from New Mexico, you just have to vote for Gary Johnson in 2012 :-). You know his record better than anyone else.
8) If you are senior or retired person who is worried about your medical expenses under either Obama or Romney then you should see this !
In Summary here is your Choice Matrix ...
CHOICE MATRIX | Your State is Very Likely to Vote : Obama / Democrat | Your State is Very Likely to Vote : Mittney / Republican | Swing State OR 'Too Close to Call' | |
Democrat but not happy with Obama | Vote for Gary as Obama the Democrat will win your state anyway. Register a Protest Vote. | Vote for Gary even if you love Obama the Democrat as your candidate will lose your state anyway. Make your vote useful. Don't waste it in a losing cause. | Sure ! Go Ahead, Vote for your man Obama | |
Republican but not a supporter of Mittney | Vote for Gary even if you love Mittney the Republican as your candidate will lose your state anyway. Make your vote useful. Don't waste it in a losing cause. | Vote for Gary as Mittney the Republican will win your state anyway. Register a Protest Vote. Click Here if you are a Conservative. | Sure ! Go Ahead, Vote for your man Mittney | |
Ron Paul Supporter | Don't waste your vote as a "Write-In" voter. Even Ron Paul has suggested he might vote for Gary. Help the Libertarian Party get that 5% even IF you think they won't win. Gary has said that he would not have run against Ron Paul had he won the Republican nomination. Reward him for that. You agree with him 95% of the way anyway ! | The GOP's RNC stole the nomination from Ron Paul. Make them pay dearly for this ! If you think Obama is the Devil, don't forget that Mittney is no better. | ||
Undecided Voter ! | If you are undecided it means you are unhappy with both candidates but you are unsure about swimming against the tide. Try Gary! Seriously. Even if you don't know anything about the 3 candidates, don't you think it is better for America to have one more influential choice? | |||
New Mexico Voter ! | Do I have to even preach to the Choir ? You know what this guy can do. Help him do to the Country as President what he did for your State as Governor. This is one State that MUST go to Gary ! |
If you are still unwilling to let your candidate lose but want to support Gary, then look at the 'Interactive' Infographic again. This should help you decide if you can ditch one of the 2 mainstream media candidates you still support without helping his opponent !
Use it to decide if you can afford to vote for Gary Johnson instead of your "preferred lesser evil"
if
1) You strongly support either Obama or Mittney over the other
AND
2) You are from a state whose choice of presidential candidate is a "supposedly" long foregone conclusion. NOT "too close to call"
There are ofcourse other reasons to Vote for Gary Johnson in 2012 - EVEN - if you think he won't win ! Given below are the long term non-psephological reasons !
- Your vote can help to end the 2 Party Monopoly - albeit slowly.
- Your vote forces policy makers and the media to pay attention to the spirit of Freedom - both Economic and Social Freedom.
- Your vote will help act as a measure of the growing influence and increasing strength of the (predominantly Ron Paul led) FREEDOM rEVOLution.
- Your vote will give the Libertarian Candidates equal ballot access and federal funding (ok this one sucks - no one should get any funding) !