I am planning on voting for Alan Keyes if he is no the ballot. If not I would write in Fred. U.S. Army Retired |
Posted on 01/27/2008 1:24:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
That’s the sum of it. If you can’t bring yourself to vote for the offerings in your primary, or if the eventual nominee is somebody you can’t stomach, don’t sit out, and don’t vote for the Democrat. Write in Fred Thompson’s name.
Why?
By doing so, you send a message that can’t be mistaken or spun. It is a message that says:
“I am a Republican who wanted to vote for a conservative GOP candidate, but wasn’t able to do so. I can’t vote for a Democrat, but I can’t vote for any of the Republicans, either. So I’m writing in the name of the candidate I wish I could have voted for, because he is the kind of candidate I could support.”
They have to learn that if they want conservative votes, they have to nominate candidates conservatives would want to vote for.
This strategy is the only one that offers any hope of changing the leftward move of the GOP in the future. Sitting out won’t do it - they can spin the reasons why you sat out. Voting Democrat won’t do it, they can spin it that the GOP candidates weren’t liberal enough. Even voting “None of the Above” won’t do it, because that doesn’t specify what you want instead of none of the above.
I’m pretty sure that if this notion starts to get traction, Fred Thompson will publicly oppose it. Don’t worry, and don’t listen to him. This isn’t really about Fred Thompson. It’s about the future of the Republican party. Fred ran because he hoped to influence that, but he failed. Now it’s time for the rest of us to take a crack at it.
So remember: Just write in Fred Thompson’s name when it comes time to cast your vote. (There’s nothing stopping you from writing it in for other offices, either).
And ignore all the squalling that you have to vote GOP because it is marginally less evil than the Democrats. Given the rate of decay we’re seeing now, even that won’t be true (if it really is even now) in a couple more election cycles.
Incredibly stupid advice.
I remember everyone who sent a message by voting for Ross Perot. Hellooooo President Clinton....
“Incredibly stupid advice.”
Agreed. Supporting someone in the race is our right. Voting for someone who isn’t running any longer is just giving it to MCCAIN!!!!
Vote your conscience, because voting for ‘electibility’ is a proven failure.
| I am planning on voting for Alan Keyes if he is no the ballot. If not I would write in Fred. U.S. Army Retired |
well the GOP is the stupid party so stupid advice is not a big surprise
As a Thompson supporter, I agree. No one remembers "messages" sent. What's remembered is who becomes president.
Possible short term pain for possible long term gain.
There is one good reason to write in Fred in a general election: it will enable you to make Ted Kennedy, Osama Obama (as Kennedy once called him), John Edwards, Soros, and all the other libs very happy.
Or you could stay home and sulk, which would have the same effect.
Do you even need to write in his last name, or just write “FRed”? They’ll know who we’re talking about, right?
yet for some strange reason kerry is not our president.
You’ll have to flesh that comment out for me.
long term gain for hillary chavez
I have a better idea. Vote for Mitt Romney and keep John McCain from getting the nomination.
Even if one was going to write in a candidate - why pick Fred Thompson? Write in “Ronald Reagan” if the intent is just a protest vote.
Romney, Rudy, McCain or Huck will make the libs happy too.
Incredibly stupid advice.Ditto.
Might as well write in “Hillary!”. Same results.
Bush wasn’t exactly the smartest person in the world or the most conservative but he was heaps better than any democrat and I’m glad that he’s in charge instead of Gore or Kerry.
Like she won't be able to beat the RINO pretenders?
I’m thinking about it. I have only once in my life voted third party. And once Democrat, because the Republican in question was the worse of the two.
And I did NOT vote for Ross Perot, because I thought he was a pipsqueak little jerk, and also because I noticed during the debates that he NEVER attacked clinton, but always Bush.
I’m not sure if this writer is talking about the primaries, or the November election, or both. But I do know that I will NEVER vote for Hillary, or for Obama, or for McCain, or for Giuliani. So unless there is some other alternative, a vote for Fred Thompson might in that case be the best solution.
Perhaps the party ought to just anoint a candidate and skip the primaries. We’ll be gauranteed to win in the general election every time.
What then, pray tell, would you suggest? Just vote for whoever the Republican nominee happens to be?
I look at the frontrunners and cannot help but shake my head in disgust. One is responsible for a law abridging my right to free speech. One wants our national healthcare system to mimic that of the state he governed. The third is a huckster who seems more like a televangelist than a politician. Not one of them truly reflects the core Republican values.
So you expect us to just hold our noses and vote for them simply because they aren't Democrat?
Talk about incredibly stupid advice...
Helloooooo President Clinton, not just once, twice, and now perhaps thrice, and on and on......Seems we may never be able to get rid of these people.
"I can't respect the wishes of a man I purport to admire."
If it is a winner take-all primary, then this is a truly wasted protest vote.
“Mickey Mouse” would be as good a protest choice.
This is bad advice. Make do with the best of what is left. Thompson took himself out of the race even before a single closed primary had occurred. If Thompson wanted it, which, with his mother in the situation she is in and his need for more funding, he would have tried to leave open a door for us to peek in.
He didn’t, so don’t throw the vote away. I wanted Thompson, too, but I’m not stupid.
I’ll likely vote Romney, even though I have issues with him. But that is not a wasted vote if it helps get a a guy who goes up against the Democrat, and wins.
At least we have a chance to have a “non-terrible” president in Romney.
That ship has sailed or sunk,it is time to move on
The RNC hasn’t gotten the message with all the fake Jorge Boosh pesos they’ve received.
So, writing in Fred Thompson isn’t going to do anything either.
After all, Thompson didn’t even run for the White House. He just sort of strolled — for a while. And then quit.
[If he endorses McCain, which is very probably, as they have been good friends for a long time, Fred will truly have earned the nickname McCain-lite.]
Very interesting!
But schtupid!
Incredibly excellent advice.
Don’t expect the democrat enablers on the forum to take his lying down though.
Then why support it?
Yes. Write in Hunter instead.
You want a comment?: Freepers are smart enough to ignore your advice.
“I see the usual squalling from the “power over principle, lesser of two evils, you’ve got nowhere else to go but the GOP crowd” is here in force. Amazingly enough, I intend to ignore them as being the major part of the problem, and contributing nothing to a solution.” —Bill Quick
Write in Fred. McCain is counting on it.
I don’t think you will get rewarded in heaven for voting for someone who has no chance to win, just because he is “the perfect one.” I vote because I can make a practical difference.
This Fredhead is NOT for Pretty Boy Mitt.
I’ll write in Michael Savage.
I tend to lean that way myself. It seems like the mask of pretending we have two parties in this country needs to be ripped off.
“One wants our national healthcare system to mimic that of the state he governed.”
Who is that?
And can you even once find a single reference to suggest as much?
Do you even need to write in his last name, or just write “FRed”? They’ll know who we’re talking about, right?
Surely you jest. I have been wondering if you could apply a small pre-printed “Fred Dalton Thompson” sticker to the write-in space and if it would be counted? Sorta like a small address label with the name correctly spelled.
Look, it's way too early to muddy the waters with a call for a symbolic protest vote. Wait until the nominee is selected at the convention and then fire up the write-in contest if you like.
I have to agree. Though, I don’t think anyone should vote against their conscience. In reality however, at this point, we are all forced to make choices from the people who are actually running for president, and I think everyone should take into consideration how their vote actually affects the remaining candidates and the future of this race. That said, vote your conscience, and hope that the choices that we make are good for the country that all of love. Personally, I’m voting for Mitt Romney.
Another Fredhead for Mitt here.
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