Oh yes you “can!” Just you try voting third party (i.e not actually supporting the republicans) and telling anyone about it, dems will say you supported the right, reps will say you supported the left, all the while you supported neither, and somehow simultaneously supported both from the POV of the “you have to do what I want” people.
dems will say you supported the right, reps will say you supported the left, all the while you supported neither
The fundamental core of the GOP strategy is to disenfranchise voters. When you vote for a hopeless third-party candidate you are disenfranchising yourself - i.e. doing the GOP’s work for them.
Yet unlike the left saying there’s no difference, the GOP sees votes for third parties as unfavorable to them anyway.
They don’t want the socially liberal, fiscally conservative libertarian party to grow and steal their votes.
There’s three levels of support you can have for either party. 1) Giving them a vote. 2) withholding your vote 2) withholding your vote, and voting for their main competition.
Acting like a vote for third party, and a vote for the other side of a the dichotomy are the same just wrong. There would be a big difference between millions voting third party vs switching to the other side of the aisle.
Aren’t people tired of voting for a party because they dislike the other one though? You’re disenfranchising yourself by doing that. I just want to vote for a party because I actually like them.
Voting 3rd party is only a worthwhile attempt if you were planning on voting Republican. If you are even slightly leaning towards voting Democrat, then removing that possible vote for Democrats would only empower the Republicans.
It’s mathematically impossible for a third party to win because they split the vote with whichever of the major parties they are most like. Since this is so you are in effect voting for whomever they are most unalike. EG greens are voting for Republicans Libertarians might as well be voting for Democrats.
You would do better to stand better folks in the primary of the party that is closest to the third party or move for something like approval voting that would make it possible to vote for them in good conscience instead of pretending like you don’t know how our electoral system works.
Voting for a third party is a vote for apathy. No matter which side you lean towards voting for a third party shows that you don’t actually care about the outcome. It feels nice, and I’m sure you proudly proclaim that you’re the only one trying to do anything, but it’s a vote for apathy.
Oh yes you “can!” Just you try voting third party (i.e not actually supporting the republicans) and telling anyone about it, dems will say you supported the right, reps will say you supported the left, all the while you supported neither, and somehow simultaneously supported both from the POV of the “you have to do what I want” people.
Edit: See?
The fundamental core of the GOP strategy is to disenfranchise voters. When you vote for a hopeless third-party candidate you are disenfranchising yourself - i.e. doing the GOP’s work for them.
Yet unlike the left saying there’s no difference, the GOP sees votes for third parties as unfavorable to them anyway.
They don’t want the socially liberal, fiscally conservative libertarian party to grow and steal their votes.
There’s three levels of support you can have for either party. 1) Giving them a vote. 2) withholding your vote 2) withholding your vote, and voting for their main competition.
Acting like a vote for third party, and a vote for the other side of a the dichotomy are the same just wrong. There would be a big difference between millions voting third party vs switching to the other side of the aisle.
Aren’t people tired of voting for a party because they dislike the other one though? You’re disenfranchising yourself by doing that. I just want to vote for a party because I actually like them.
Voting 3rd party is only a worthwhile attempt if you were planning on voting Republican. If you are even slightly leaning towards voting Democrat, then removing that possible vote for Democrats would only empower the Republicans.
So only vote third party if it helps the Democrats? That’s what you’re saying?
I’m not the other guy but that does seem like the optimal strategy
Haha, okay.
It’s mathematically impossible for a third party to win because they split the vote with whichever of the major parties they are most like. Since this is so you are in effect voting for whomever they are most unalike. EG greens are voting for Republicans Libertarians might as well be voting for Democrats.
You would do better to stand better folks in the primary of the party that is closest to the third party or move for something like approval voting that would make it possible to vote for them in good conscience instead of pretending like you don’t know how our electoral system works.
Voting for a third party is a vote for apathy. No matter which side you lean towards voting for a third party shows that you don’t actually care about the outcome. It feels nice, and I’m sure you proudly proclaim that you’re the only one trying to do anything, but it’s a vote for apathy.