Every Presidential election that I have voted in so far has misled me on the number of candidates that are running for President. There is always more than a Republican and a Democrat. Not only do you have the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Socialist party, and the Constitution party but you can also have countless non-party Candidates. Remember what they told you kindergarten, “Anyone can grow up to be President.” What they failed to tell you was that you can run but the media will refuse to recognize you as a candidate. It isn’t really fair is it? Of all the things that should make the news you would think that potential leaders of our nation would be one of them. But no. The news media is only interested in covering the republicans and the democrats.
So Who is really Running for President?
Candidates Certified to the November 6, 2012 General Election
(as of 8/31/12)
President & Vice President & Party
STEWART ALEXANDER & ALEX MENDOZA Socialist
RICHARD DUNCAN & RICKY JOHNSON Nonparty candidates
VIRGIL GOODE & JIM CLYMER Constitution
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY Libertarian
BARACK OBAMA & JOE BIDEN Democratic
MITT ROMNEY & PAUL RYAN Republican
JILL STEIN & CHERI HONKALA Green
SUSAN E. DANIELS & JERRY A. VENESKEY write-ins
NELSON KEYTON & JAY JENNELLE write-ins
JILL REED & TOM CARY write-ins
PLATT ROBERTSON & SCOTT FALL write-ins
RANDALL A. TERRY & CATHY LEWIS write-ins
MIKE VARGO & JEFF ANGELETTI write-ins
And these are just the ones on the ballot for the state of Ohio.
Mike Vargo is from Ohio. I live in Ohio. So how come I haven’t heard anything about him? Though His chance at being president is slim if he is only a write-in candidate in his own state.
I found out that Constitution Candidate Virgil Goode is only on the ballot in 36 out of 50 states and most of those are as a write in candidate. It would be really nice if the country could get behind a Goode (pun intended) third-party candidate but if they can’t get on all fifty ballots then how can they ever expect to win?
Though it does make you think. If the news is lying about the number of candidates running for president then what else aren’t they telling us. Don’t listen to the TV ads and the mailers that you get. Put in the time to research the candidates and the issues. Voting is your right. But it is also your responsibility as an American citizen to be an informed voter. Because when a mindless mass believes the first thing they hear . . . Well that’s how 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Logan’s Run, and The Hunger Games happen. And we don’t want those fictions to become facts.
Check out this quiz to see who you side with politically:
www.isidewith.com
Check out this well-informed site to learn about the election. Find out who is on the most ballots so that you don’t waste your vote. They have conveniently highlighted everyone who stands a chance of winning.:
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/President-Details.phtml?n=ROBERTSON,PLATT
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