Really you don’t need to read more than one chart:

If you vote for anyone other than Harris, you’re voting for Trump:

    • @blazera
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      -37 days ago

      Let me support people that want to get rid of it

      • capital
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        16 days ago

        The next president will be either the Dem or Rep nominee.

        If you believe otherwise I would like to wager a large sum of money.

        • @blazera
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          06 days ago

          Yeah and America will continue to be exceptionally bad amongst developed countries

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            26 days ago

            This is a pivot and Lemmy will eat it up because “USA BAD” but is not a response to the topic in the thread which is that third party votes are meaningless.

            Let’s see if I can get a direct answer: Do you know that the next president of the US will be the Dem or Rep nominee?

            • @blazera
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              06 days ago

              Yes, and my comment is the result of that outcome. Instead of people choosing what they think is best for us, they have a very narrow choice of who will make things worse less than the other choice. Regardless of who wins, we’re gonna fall further behind developed countries on metrics of labor, environment, health, etc

              • capital
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                6 days ago

                Yes

                Thank you. That’s more than I get from most “just vote third party” commenters. But then you say,

                Instead of people choosing what they think is best for us

                The FPTP voting system results in 2 major parties where 3rd parties have no chance of winning. It’s not people who’ve decided to do what they can to perpetuate the 2 party system we have - it’s the system itself which needs to change. The people mostly vote logically (with the exception of 3rd party voters) given the current rules of the system.

                • @blazera
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                  -16 days ago

                  Its weird how often people explain the problems of FPTP to me. Yeah, I’m well aware, im the one opposing it.

                  • capital
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                    16 days ago

                    How’s that, exactly?