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« The Third Principle of Sentient Life | Main | Red Sox 2007 » August 26, 2006Opportunity KnocksTom Delay's exit from Congress has created an unusual opportunity in Texas: a House seat that could go to a third party candidate. Because Delay is still the candidate on the ballot, the Democrat and the Libertarian are facing off against a Republican write-in candidate. The Libertarian, Bob Smither, faces an uphill race still, but this is the best shot a third party candidate (other than Bernie Sanders, Congress' resident socialist) has had in quite some time. And if you're interested in seeing someone other than the same old Democrats and Republicans in office, you can help out. If he's to have a hope, Smither will need money and publicity, two things the blogosphere can provide. Check out the candidate's web site (yes, it needs work), give him a few dollars if you can spare them, blog about him if you have a blog, and if you live in his district, you can even volunteer to work for his campaign. Let's shake Congress up this November. Hat tip: Inactivist. Posted at August 26, 2006 06:33 PM
Comment policyI apologize for only allowing authenticated commenters, but comment spam overwhelms the site if I don't use those measures to prevent it. I reserve the right to delete any comment, although generally comments will only be deleted due to use of profanity or personal attacks on people. I have no objection to vigorous argument, but when name-calling begins, I'm putting a stop to it. In the immortal words of Eugene Levy, "People, people, let's stop this before somebody says something untrue!" If you want to call people names, I recommend you get your own blog. Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsI think you should include Ron Paul (Libertarian/RINO) on that list. Sure, he caucases with Republicans, but his vote against the resolution for the Iraq war should have dispelled any notion that he's anything but a Libertarian. Additionally, I really don't see Bob Smither standing a chance in the original TX-22 that elected Delay. These folks are religious conservatives and a Libertarian candidate is not at all what they want. Add in the area of Clear Lake (around NASA) and you pick up not only a lot of democrats, but also a lot of independant voters. Posted by: Davebo at August 29, 2006 01:47 PM Post a commentThanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) |
