• Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    24 days ago

    Is that based on the assumption third party voters would vote democrat otherwise? If I would either not vote or vote third party, how does my vote help trump?

    Maybe the democrats shouldnt count votes they don’t have?

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      24 days ago

      Because under FPTP no vote or a third party vote is identical to a vote for the opposing candidate.

      Maybe you should stop trying to justify being a fucking traitor.

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      24 days ago

      When the options are democracy or dictatorship and you choose not to vote… it’s kinda gross. I get that you got a failure of a system over there, but the fight to update your democracy should be done after you choose to have one.

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        23 days ago

        It depends where you live. In my very local area my vote counts, and so it goes to democrats. If you are in a republican state, I can’t think of anything better than Democrats coming in third place there. If the democrats had a bigger third party to worry about they’d start having to move left or at least stop moving right to win voters.