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Cornell Hosts Third-Party Presidential Debates

Posted by timothy on from the thanks-a-lot-cpd dept.

clonebarkins writes "Tonight at 8:00, Cornell is hosting the third party presidential debate. Candidates debating are Michael Badnarik (Libertarian Party), Walt Brown (Socialist Party), David Cobb (Green Party), and Michael Peroutka (Constitution Party). Unfortunately, I cannot find any information about whether or not it will be broadcast anywhere."

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  1. Not broadcast, by isotope23 · · Score: 4, Informative

    But C-Span is supposed to rebroadcast it at a later time according to badnarik's site

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    1. Re:Not broadcast, by h8macs · · Score: 4, Informative

      Friday on PBS' NOW with Bill Moyers, the four major third-party candidates take on the issues they believe are being ignored by the two main political parties. On the evening of the second Presidential debate in St. Louis, NOW's David Brancaccio moderates a conversation between the candidates that were excluded: Reform Party Presidential nominee Ralph Nader and Green Party candidate David Cobb and between Constitution Party candidate Michael Peroutka and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Badnarik.

      NOW with Bill Moyers airs Friday, October 8, at 9 p.m. on PBS: check local listings

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  2. Re:Ralph Nader? by h8macs · · Score: 5, Informative

    He has been invited to EVERY third party debate, however he has not accepted any of the invitations.

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  3. Re:Right by singularity · · Score: 3, Informative

    From the Cornell site: "Independent candidate Ralph Nader declined the Mock Election group's invitation."

    Nader turned them down, for whatever reason. No great conspiracy going on here.

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  4. Party Platforms by N3WBI3 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Constitution
    Libertarian
    Green
    Socalist

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  5. Re:Wasted votes by cavehobbit · · Score: 3, Informative

    Vote for what you want, not for what you fear.

    Voting for what you want, sends the system a message that a change is needed. When enough of these are sent, change happens or an old party is replaced.
    See the history of the Whig party vs. the Republican Party in the 1800's. The Whigs were replaced by the Republicans.

    See the history of the Socialst vs. the Dems in the 1910's-40's. The Socialists got people elected, even some to Congress, The Dem's responded, absorbed some of the Socialits positions, and the Socialists all but died, while the Dem's got a 4 term president and control of the nation for decades. And then promptly conspired with the Rep's to change the Constitution and ballot access laws to prevent such a successful challenge again.

    Voting for what you fear sends no message, but is instead a lie stating you accept the current political environment.

    A vote that is a lie is a wasted vote.

    Tom