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Originally Posted by jament
Well, there's a contradictory post.
First, you assert that Palin isn't qualified to be President.
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I'm sorry, but according to the criteria set forth by our forefathers, Palin is indeed qualified. Your third party proposition requires tolerance of Palin-like candidates (in terms of background and not ideology) to break the two party stranglehold.
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I agree that Palin meets the constitutional qualifications to be elected president. Never thought otherwise. When I said she is unqualified to be president, I meant she lacks leadership attributes, knowledge, experience, and commitment, among other things. She meets the basic constitutional requirements, but hopefully we want more from our president than that she/he is a natural born citizen at least 35 years of age.
It is because of ideological Palin-like candidates -- on both the left and the right -- that I think there is a need for a viable third party. With a viable national third party it is easier to tolerate the ideological Palins of the left and right.