To Burnable: The problem with that thinking is that they often suddenly turn into a different person when they get into office. For example, how do you know FOR SURE that Al Gore would have actually been better than Bush? They're really ALMOST the same. So if everyone who voted for Bush or Gore instead of their real pic, had voted for their actual guy anyways, maybe Gore WOULD have gotten it, or maybe something wild and crazy like Nader winning could have happened (Assuming that he actually had a major underground following within the two biggest parties.)