The Wasted Vote Syndrome

Why should I vote for Harry Browne and Art Olivier when I know you donâ€™t have a chance of winning? Isnâ€™t that wasting my vote?
Not at all. If you vote for Bush or Gore, youâ€™re voting for which one of these guys is best qualified to run your life. Your vote for Harry Browne is an unmistakable vote for smaller government. By voting Libertarian, you demand that the government eliminate social security, you insist that the government end the war on drugs, you vote for your control of your own life.
 
But if Libertarians are serious about actually getting elected, wouldnâ€™t it make more sense for them to run through the Republican Party, like Congressman Ron Paul [R-TX]?
In fact, the Republican Party came out against Ron Paul. Newt Gingrich and [former president] George Bush both came out to his district and supported the Democrat in his first race. Thatâ€™s because the Republicans and Democrats are essentially the same. Theyâ€™re both coalitions of special interest groups--the same special interest groups. If you look at who donates to each party, youâ€™ll see, right down the list, that the same organizations are giving six figures or better to both parties.