Small lead already...

Shudder to think where we'll be sitting on election day.  I can't wait for November.  

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 04:55:50 AM UTC

Awesome, just awesome, although I wonder about the numbers

for the Constitution candidate. Perhaps that's where all of the disaffected Republicans are going because Smith has been pissing all over them, but they could still possibly swing back to him.  

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by: verasoie @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 05:52:21 AM UTC

I'd guess there are a lot of younger voters trying to defy the two party system

with a protest vote on the D side.  Smith's ads haven't been positive, and there was a hotly contested primary.  I'd assume there are people in your category than the one I defined though.  I'm just saying I don't think it would be such a big benefit for Smith.  

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by: JeremiahTheMessiah @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 06:25:35 AM UTC

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Perhaps, but it's the Constitution party getting the support, not the

myriad of left-wing parties that'll be on the ballot, like Pacific Green, Working Family, or whatnot.

Heck, there's even a brand spanking new Peace party that Nader will be running on, though I don't think they have a Senatorial candidate.

For me, the fact that it's the conservative Constitution party with the high numbers means that these are Republicans.

Knowing how they framed the question (was it just these 3 candidates, or were the other parties included too) would help clarify it.

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by: verasoie @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 06:33:38 AM UTC

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Ballot access

for these nutty 3rd parties must be easy there.

The Libertarians are the only 3rd party on the ballot in NC this year, and they had to gather over 100,000 signatures just to get on the ballot.

I'm not sure which way is best, but all those extra fringe candidates do make the ballot longer and more complicated.

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by: bear83 @ Thu Sep 25, 2008 at 14:08:53 PM UTC

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