Voting Against "Them"

The Washington Post looks at a theory by two political science researchers who say voters are increasingly inclined to vote against a political party, rather than for one. That doesn't surprise me and jives pretty much with what I've increasingly heard over the years. I'll mention some problems with a certain party's candidate and the reply is often something like, "Yeah, but you don't want that other guy to win".

I'd like to think this doesn't apply to us third party voters who often vote outside the mainstream, but I'm not sure. I suppose we're also voting against both parties, but we're also voting for an idea, or principle. Or so I'd like to think.