Flying Squid to News • 23 days agoRFK Jr. Running Mate Reveals They’re Considering Dropping Out to ‘Join Forces’ With Trump and Block Harriswww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square97arrow-up1339arrow-down113cross-posted to: politics
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkRFK Jr. Running Mate Reveals They’re Considering Dropping Out to ‘Join Forces’ With Trump and Block Harriswww.mediaite.comFlying Squid to News • 23 days agomessage-square97cross-posted to: politics
minus-squareJoelk111link2•23 days agoAt least he’s dumb enough to not understand how, in this fucked up system we’ve got here, voting for a third party is like not voting at all.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevillinkEnglish0•edit-222 days agoMost third party voters are people who wouldn’t be voting if there wasn’t a third choice on the ballot. Stronger independent parties tend to correlate with higher election participation, even when they don’t win. People shit on Perot and Nader, but these guys goosed turnout in what would have been very flat election years.
At least he’s dumb enough to not understand how, in this fucked up system we’ve got here, voting for a third party is like not voting at all.
Most third party voters are people who wouldn’t be voting if there wasn’t a third choice on the ballot.
Stronger independent parties tend to correlate with higher election participation, even when they don’t win.
People shit on Perot and Nader, but these guys goosed turnout in what would have been very flat election years.