tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post8034679085422369757..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: John AndersonArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-47822370903542516522020-07-15T00:14:21.671+12:002020-07-15T00:14:21.671+12:00Ya know, in all these years, I don't remember ...Ya know, in all these years, I don't remember that ever coming up before. Maybe it did and I've forgotten. In any case, it's a common enough thing for voters in their teens and twenties to vote their conscience, then they find out the damage that can do, and they learn to settle for "least worst" far too often. And <i>THAT</i> is why we need to change the election system—it's the only way to end that conundrum, but more importantly, it's the only way to foster real change.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-34217218503627370402020-07-15T00:14:19.701+12:002020-07-15T00:14:19.701+12:00I'd forgotten about Barry Commoner! As you poi...I'd forgotten about Barry Commoner! As you pointed out in your post, all the Anderson votes cast in Illinois wouldn't have given the state to Carter—and he wouldn't have gotten all those votes, anyway.<br /><br />Now, if only there were an election system in which someone could vote their conscience, secure in the knowledge that it won't help elect a candidate one rejects. If only… /sarcasmArthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-72743387887341870152020-07-15T00:14:18.645+12:002020-07-15T00:14:18.645+12:00I voted for Anderson as well. And for very similar...I voted for Anderson as well. And for very similar reasons. He came to our college campus, a small, Christian liberal arts college on Chicago's North side. And, I too, never voted for an independent again.Linda Sanoranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-3573979811717449072020-07-15T00:14:16.659+12:002020-07-15T00:14:16.659+12:00I REALLY threw my vote away in 1980, voting for Ba...I REALLY threw my vote away in 1980, voting for Barry Commoner on some 4th party ballot. I did regret it because Reagan won NY by an overtakable plurality.rogerogreennoreply@blogger.com