Comments on: Massive Rejection of Third Parties – Analysis 11-4-09 http://www.votegene.com/massive-rejection-of-third-parties-%e2%80%93-analysis-11-4-09/ Gene Baldassari for NJ Assembly 2009 - Unofficial blog Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:12:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Gene Baldasari http://www.votegene.com/massive-rejection-of-third-parties-%e2%80%93-analysis-11-4-09/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Gene Baldasari Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:26 +0000 http://www.votegene.com/?p=1227#comment-178 Joshua, Thanks for the astute observation. Instead of the results indicating a rejection of third parties, it was the lack of voting by the majority of voters that prevented third party wins. That means our majority is still hidden and is still available. Consequently, the job is not to convince the 40% who will always vote for a monopoly party. The job is to appeal to the other 60%. I like it. Gene Joshua,

Thanks for the astute observation. Instead of the results indicating a rejection of third parties, it was the lack of voting by the majority of voters that prevented third party wins.

That means our majority is still hidden and is still available. Consequently, the job is not to convince the 40% who will always vote for a monopoly party. The job is to appeal to the other 60%.

I like it.

Gene

]]> By: Joshua Leinsdorf http://www.votegene.com/massive-rejection-of-third-parties-%e2%80%93-analysis-11-4-09/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Joshua Leinsdorf Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:49:09 +0000 http://www.votegene.com/?p=1227#comment-177 Gene, The top of the ticket determines the turnout. With the Republicans and Democrats combined commanding the support of only 40% of the voters, the only way they can maintain a monopoly on political office is to turn off the 60% of the electorate that is independent. That is what the negative campaigning is designed to do. Our (the independents) supporters stayed home. This election had the lowest turnout in history. Christie won with fewer actual votes than the winning candidate in 1965, when there were 2 million fewer voters. What we need is a full slate of candidates. Josh Leinsdorf Gene,
The top of the ticket determines the turnout. With the Republicans and Democrats combined commanding the support of only 40% of the voters, the only way they can maintain a monopoly on political office is to turn off the 60% of the electorate that is independent.
That is what the negative campaigning is designed to do. Our (the independents) supporters stayed home. This election had the lowest turnout in history. Christie won with fewer actual votes than the winning candidate in 1965, when there were 2 million fewer voters.
What we need is a full slate of candidates.

Josh Leinsdorf

]]> By: Gene Baldassari http://www.votegene.com/massive-rejection-of-third-parties-%e2%80%93-analysis-11-4-09/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Gene Baldassari Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:59 +0000 http://www.votegene.com/?p=1227#comment-171 Brian, I appreciate your comment. None of the third party runs in NJ garnered a reasonable amount of votes. The problem is the mindset of the public that it is unpatriotic or sinful to vote for anyone other than a member of a monopoly party. This is the mindset that must be broken before we can kill the political beast that has destroyed our country. Good luck with your campaign. Gene Brian,

I appreciate your comment.

None of the third party runs in NJ garnered a reasonable amount of votes. The problem is the mindset of the public that it is unpatriotic or sinful to vote for anyone other than a member of a monopoly party. This is the mindset that must be broken before we can kill the political beast that has destroyed our country.

Good luck with your campaign.

Gene

]]> By: Brian Gingrich http://www.votegene.com/massive-rejection-of-third-parties-%e2%80%93-analysis-11-4-09/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Brian Gingrich Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:29:40 +0000 http://www.votegene.com/?p=1227#comment-170 Sir , I for one am not dismayed by these results for you were able to change the minds of 721 people who had never heard of the party before last year. The challenges ahead of us although great must be tackled and will and can be overcome. Myself I am currently considering a city council run to be a dissenting opinion for the overspending in our city here in California. Please do not give up the fight because all great moments in history started with a small group of dedicated individuals wanting to accomplish a common goal. Thank you for your time and service sir Brian Gingrich Sir ,
I for one am not dismayed by these results for you were able to change the minds of 721 people who had never heard of the party before last year. The challenges ahead of us although great must be tackled and will and can be overcome. Myself I am currently considering a city council run to be a dissenting opinion for the overspending in our city here in California. Please do not give up the fight because all great moments in history started with a small group of dedicated individuals wanting to accomplish a common goal.

Thank you for your time and service sir
Brian Gingrich

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