Why do people vote third party? [View All]

[truhavoc]

First, I'm writing this in response to the following thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=358197&mesg_id=358197&page=

I can understand that some people think that their vote is not going to matter, thus they will either stay home or vote third party. This is the most idiotic thing I have EVER heard. First one of the main things we have going against * is that he didn't win the popular vote. Don't you think that if the people of this nation overwhelmingly vote to remove *, but the electoral college screws us over again, it would at least be a means for electoral college reform? Also, this election is going to be tighter than most expect. To give a vote to anyone but the democratic candidate, if you care an ounce about the path of this country, would be complete folly.