For What It’s Worth
The Green Party of Arkansas has fought the uphill battle again to be included on the ballot. From the StatePolitics blog:
Green Party of Arkansas spokesman Mark Jenkins tells me that they plan to hold their nominating convention on July 24 although the exact date and time have not been worked out. Jenkins is not sure how many candidates the Party will field but if certain that John Gray will seek for their U.S. Senate nomination and Ken Adler will seek nomination for their nomination for U.S. Congress – District 1.
This will put John Gray and Independent candidate Trevor Drown alongside Republican Rep. John Boozman and Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln on the ballot for U.S. Senate in November.
If you were planning to skip the vote for Senate this year due to the bitter aftertaste of both major party candidates, a vote for Gray would accomplish much the same thing and may make you feel like a better citizen.
I understand the opinion exists that voting for third parties is a “throwaway vote,” but why does that sentiment exist when both parties are in cahoots most of the time? For example, with a popular D president and massive D majorities in the House and Senate, along with current extremely high levels of attention being paid to energy policy right now, why would a D say this with regards to a new energy bill under construction… “We believe we have compromised significantly, and we’re prepared to compromise further.”
If a third party is the only one who will represent the people instead of corporations, then a third party will get my vote.
http://washingtonindependent.com/90432/in-energy-meeting-dems-are-prepared-to-compromise-further-while-gop-remains-reluctant