David--you start with a false premise and then make statements.  First, the government is not a business, although there may be parallels. If I run a team I want the best, most skilled and informed. Peter is a great leader for our part of Oregon...he's skilled, he cares and his vision is pretty much the same as mine....so I voted for him. We do not have a multiparty system, yet, so a vote for most third tier folks is wasted...and if you look at the current libertarians they are really just GOP light and more than a bit strange. So if you don't like what's happening look at who blocks progress...it's the GOP.