• @HomerianSymphony
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    Further, is it really that hard to grasp that in our stupid electoral system the choice is between either Trump or Harris

    Voting third-party is also a choice.

    • FuglyDuck
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      103 months ago

      Yup.

      And it’s a choice they want democrats to take!

      Ask yourself why.

        • FuglyDuck
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          103 months ago

          Pretty stupid reason to drop Harris when the other team would be far worse on that one issue.

          Unless, of course, the real motivation is as a spoiler candidate.

          So is there an “Abandon Trump” campaign? Because trump is universally worse on Gaza.

          • @HomerianSymphony
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            Unless, of course, the real motivation is as a spoiler candidate.

            You’re honestly just driving me away from Harris.

            • FuglyDuck
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              83 months ago

              Hey man, vote how you want.

              We both know that the election is between Harris and Trump, at least baring some unforeseeable thing happening like trump dying from choking down a hamburger.

              We also know that Stein has had dinner with Putin, and wants to pull the US out of nato, and in none of the pro-stein/Green Party stuff here, has there been any criticism of trump.

              I would love it if the US didn’t have a de facto 2 party system, but we do. That’s how it is. Not voting for Harris isn’t a vote for trump, but then, you should ask yourself which of the two candidates of the 2 parties that actually have a chance, is the one who best represents you.

              Because if you care about Gaza and what Israel is doing, that’s not trump.

            • mozz
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              43 months ago

              Oh no! I better stop saying how I see things, if you’re being driven away from Harris. My sincerest apologies.

              • Socialist Mormon SatanistOP
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                -123 months ago

                Oh no! I better stop saying how I see things

                Well to be fair, I said how I see things and it inspired people to actually follow me around Lemmy and vote down every single article I post, regardless of content. So…

            • Socialist Mormon SatanistOP
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              -83 months ago

              You’re honestly just driving me away from Harris.

              I feel same way. This crowd and their bullying attitude has definitely reinforced my choice to vote third party. I’m more proud of it every day that I read replies here.

    • @jordanlundM
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      73 months ago

      A choice that helps elect a side you’re least aligned with.

      Let’s say, for the sake of argument, you agree with Harris 90% of the time, and you agree with Trump, I dunno, 4% of the time (hey, he’s right on not taxing tips, right?)

      But your 10% disagreement causes you to vote 3rd party.

      That 3rd party has 0 chance of winning. Source: No 3rd party has won ANY state since 1968, and even then, they didn’t win enough to sway the election.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election

      So you’ve removed a vote from a viable candidate, whom you agree with 90% of the time, and given it to a non-viable candidate. Had they not been an option, your vote would have supported the candidate most in line with you.