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What I've not heard anyone address is the reality that if an Independent were to actually win the presidency, just where would his/her Congressional support come from? BOTH Democrats and Republicans would have a fervent interest in seeing such a person fail. The ONLY way an Independent could govern is if there were such an overwhelming mandate from the voters, that the Congress would have no choice but to consider his/her agenda. Even then, given recent history, I can't imagine Republicans or Democrats just sitting idly by (well, maybe the Democrats) without doing something to feather their own beds for the next election cycle! And the chance that a third party candidate could win that kind of mandate, especially this year when Democrats actually seem to LIKE their choices, is extremely slim to extremely none. Please, dear "leaders," deliver us from this Beltway "wisdom" and just leave our electoral system alone. You've already done more damage than any of us could have imagined, by your coddling of Bush, Cheney, and all of their seemingly endless criminal enterprises!
