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"Just wanted to leave a quick note thanking whoever started VotePair. I'm a democrat from TX and in past elections, going to the polls was extremely depressing. I always voted knowing that I was simply doing my duty but to no avail. Now, with votepair, I have renewed confidence that my vote will count... in Ohio of all places. I LOVE my VotePair partner!! She shares my values and hopes for our country. It's too bad that we have to go to all of this trouble just to get a fair election. The electoral vote definitely is an archaic system that needs to be abolished. Until that happens, I'll be votepairing every election. Thank you again for helping my vote count." -Michelle TX More Stories from Participants |
MissionDefeat George W. Bush. Support the critical voices of third parties. Rebuild America's progressive majority. Yes, we can do all three in 2004. While tens of millions of Americans have been bypassed by the presidential campaigns since they live in 'safe' states, we progressive voters now have an Electoral College strategy of our own that can bring bypassed voters back into action. VotePair is a strategic grassroots alliance that unites Green Party members, Independents and Nader, Cobb, and Badnarik supporters from swing states--like Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Pennsylvania--with Democrats in hopeless Bush stronghold states like Texas, Utah and Alaska and taken-for-granted Kerry stronghold states like New York and Massachusetts. Given the terrible state of the country under Bush, all participants recognize the paramount importance of swing-state progressives voting for Kerry-Edwards to build a majority in the Electoral College. But we also recognize the critical importance of registering the real political strength of the messages carried by Ralph Nader, the Greens, and the Libertarians. Working in a good-faith coalition, participants vote strategically to advance all these objectives. By building grassroots political alliances through strategic voting we can unite progressives to defeat Bush and promote the critical voices of third parties.
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