Those who do not have the courage to vote for change may be offended by this.
2 party voters perpetuate the cycle of irresponsible and ever more tyrannical government. By voting for the lesser of two evils you do not really change anything. The power of political parties does change, but only when people have the courage of their convictions. You have bought into the ultimate con game. " Don't vote for any but democrats or republicans, or you will be throwing your vote away." What a truckload of Bu11$#it!
Whether there is a chance in this election for Virgil Goode is almost unimportant. The important fact is that more and more Americans are quitting the twin evil parties of democrats and republicans and vote for the person and/or party that provides real differences for our Republic. It is sad that some heap pejorative comments on those that take the time to consider and support real Americans, instead of political hacks.
Idealism is great, but you also have to face reality.
No third party can win the White House without first gaining significant levels of local support. Tell me, how many members of Congress have ever been elected from the Constitution Party? The closest they've come yet was in the special election in New York, where the Republican establishment threw their support behind the Constitution candidate. How about the Libertarian Party? How many members of Congress have been elected from the Libertarian Party? Some people claim Ron Paul (because he was the 1988 Libertarian candidate for President), but he has consistently run in his district as a Republican.
Even if, by some miracle, a third party candidate won the White House, how would they enact any of their platform without control of Congress? If you look at the last several years, you can see how hard it is for one of the two major parties to enact their platforms even with control of both the White House and the Congress.If you think things are at a stalemate right now, try to imagine a three-way split (House - Republicans, Senate - Democrats, White House - Constitution or Libertarians). It would be complete and total gridlock!
Why should I vote for a candidate that I might agree with 95%, but who if he won wouldn't be able to get anything done because he lacks support in Congress, when I can vote for a candidate that I agree with 75% and who could actually get most of that 75% done?
If you want your third party preference to be successful, then you need to start more on the local level. Focus on winning a few districts in the House. From there, aim for a few Senate seats that might be competitive. (I bet you a serious third-party challenger in Missouri would have a shot right now, with both McCaskill and Akin so heavily disliked.) You can't win the presidency without first building the support. The way you build that support is by starting local and building upward from there.