One little reported result of the recent Humprhey Institute/Minnesota Public Radio poll was that 77% of "likely voters" replied that they would consider an independent or third party candidate--that's right 77% (read the MPR article). This response surely shakes the two-party establishment to its core. Despite selling out to special interests for huge campaign contributions so they can dominate the airwaves with their increasingly insulting messages, the general voting public still feels a need to have more than two choices -- and, overwhelmingly, will seriously consider them.
The key is for independent and non-entrenched party candidates is to get their message out amongst the noise created by the silliness put forth by Republican/DFL candidates and their surrogates. This can be done, but only with your help. The great equalizer is your activism and your effort to tell others about an interesting candidate that would surely make a difference if elected. The internet is the great equalizer in information flow -- use it.
In the next two months, it is likely that you will not hear of a poll result like this again. The two-party establishment will do their best to pressure pollsters not to seek or report results this damaging to their security. The establishment will call our candidates spoilers. The establishment will try to keep our candidates out of the debates. And, sadly, the media will likely aid them in their efforts. Don't sit back and take it. Act! The establishment can muzzle the pollsters and the media, but they can't muzzle you.
...here's the operative quote: 'When underdogs choose not to play by Goliath's rules, they win.'
Jack Uldrich in "How the IP Can Win" Join the discussion
