Are you considering voting for a third party candidate in 2012 Presidential election? Which?

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Ron Paul has not made a move outside the GOP (YET).

Here is a list: [indicates the deligats already won]
Libertarian Party Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico;[64] vice-presidential nominee: Jim Gray, retired state court judge, from California[65]
 Party Ballot Access:[66] Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming - (334 Electoral) 

 Green Party Jill Stein, medical doctor from Massachusetts ;[67][68] vice-presidential nominee: TBD
 Party Ballot Access:[69] Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, DC, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia - (296 Electoral) 

 Americans elect has deligates and may be a home for Ron Pauls Bid?
 
Constitution Party Virgil Goode, former U.S. Congressman, from Virginia;[72] vice-presidential nominee:Jim Clymer from Pennsylvania[73]
 Party Ballot Access:[74] Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming - (155 Electoral) 

 Reform Party USA Andre Barnett, entrepreneur, from New York[75]
 Darcy Richardson, historian, from Florida[76][77]
 Party Ballot Access:[78] Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi - (49 Electoral) 

 America's Party Tom Hoefling, National chairman of America's Party, from Iowa; vice-presidential nominee: J.D. Ellis from Tennessee[79]
 Party Ballot Access:[80] Florida - (29 Electoral) 

 Justice Party Rocky Anderson, former Mayor of Salt Lake City and founding member of the Justice Party, from Utah; vice-presidential nominee: TBA [81]
 Party Ballot Access:[82][83] Mississippi, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah - (24 Electoral) 

 Socialist Party USA Stewart Alexander from California; vice-presidential nominee: Alejandro Mendoza from Texas.[84]
 Party Ballot Access:[85] Colorado - (9 Electoral) 

 American Third Position Party Merlin Miller, Independent Filmmaker, of Tennessee; vice-presidential nominee: Virginia Abernethy of Tennessee[86]
 Party Ballot Access:[87] Colorado - (9 Electoral) 

 Objectivist Party Tom Stevens, attorney and 2008 Objectivist Party presidential nominee, of New York; Vice-presidential nominee: Alden Link of New York[88][89]
 Party Ballot Access:[90] Colorado - (9 Electoral) 

I did glean this info from wikipedia, but just would like a responce on if Obama or Romney was where you are leaning,

marybuko · Accepted Answer

I'm a registered independent/unaffiliated, so I always consider the 3rd party.  Back in the 90's, I voted for the 3rd party candidate, Ross Perot...which by the way, coincidentally, is his 82nd birthday today.  The first time Perot ran he received 19% of the vote which is pretty good...1 out of every 5 votes is great.  The 2nd time he ran, Perot dropped to only 9% of the vote.  

Right now, in 2012, I don't really want to vote for Romney or Obama, so I would consider a 3rd party candidate.  Thanks for the list....didn't realize that there were so many that want to be president.  I'm undecided as of today.

Anonymous · Answer

I was thinking about voting for Gary Johnson simply because romney is the last conservative i would ever consider voting for as president im a republican btw but Johnson doesn't share my social views and if i vote for johnson it might just give obama the win and even though i don't like romney i dislike obama even more so i feel it would be in my opinion a better idea to vote for romney but i don't really know who i'll vote for...at least not until november

Anonymous · Answer

yeah, Im voting for Virgil Goode.  I am going to become a Constitution Party member soon (it costs 35 dollars) and that will be the end of my nomimal involvement in the Republican party.  They lost me when they nominated Dole over Steve Forbes and Romney over Ron Paul was the last straw.  Repubs and Dems are an oligarchy that has everyone fooled into believing in a false left-right dichotomy that does not exist.  Most people are not with it enough to see.

jo · Answer

I like Buddy Roemer.

Kevil · Answer

republicans love it when people vote third party,then those undecided votes water down the vote and they have a better chance....so no third party for me,we need to help our country by letting obama finish what he intended to do in the first place,fix what reps have damaged.

Ogslog Mcbain · Answer

No. I am voting for the Republican candidate Mitt Romney. I am actually voting against Obama foremost but Romney is the only candidate who can beat Obama.

Deathbound · Answer

I'm still holding out for Ron Paul.

darrin b · Answer

No.

This election is too important for me to just throw away my vote like that.

Travelman · Answer

This is America, 3rd party candidates don't even count.

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