@MicroWave to politics English • 22 hours agoLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square98arrow-up1487arrow-down157cross-posted to: politicsunfiltered
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minus-squarestinerman [Ohio]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 hours agoIn California, it doesn’t matter because the results are already known. In other states the calculus is a bit different.
minus-square@Cryophilialink7•4 hours agoOnline rhetoric sways voters in swing states. Your vote may not change the outcome, but your words might.
minus-squarestinerman [Ohio]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-23 hours agoThat’s absolutely true, especially for a paper like the LA Times. I am dubious that there is any appreciable effect when it comes to random blogs and so forth.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•6 hours agoRight? Imagine believing there are enough conscientious progressives / leftists to flip CA red because of third party voting. Sure, Jan.
In California, it doesn’t matter because the results are already known. In other states the calculus is a bit different.
Online rhetoric sways voters in swing states. Your vote may not change the outcome, but your words might.
That’s absolutely true, especially for a paper like the LA Times. I am dubious that there is any appreciable effect when it comes to random blogs and so forth.
Right? Imagine believing there are enough conscientious progressives / leftists to flip CA red because of third party voting. Sure, Jan.