How's a Progressive to Vote?:  A Case for the Working Families
Party   Elections always spur debates among progressives. In
this one, the Green Party and Nader's presidential campaign seem
to get the most attention. Every conversation about Nader
eventually prompts the "spoiler" and "vote splitting" issue.
Some progressives feel comfortable "voting their conscience" in
November, others believe in choosing the lesser of evils and
don't want to feel they've put a Republican in office. No matter
what side you're on, the decision proves a conundrum.  If you
happen to live in New York, it doesn't have to. Sure there are
Green Party candidates running there, but there's another
alternative to the Democrats and Republicans -- namely, the
Working Families Party (WFP). It offers a chance to vote for a
progressive vision, a party, and a candidate who won't split
votes -- all at once. The reason is something called fusion. In
New York state, a candidate can receive cross-endorsements from
different political parties. So