• Dukeofdummies
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    -21 year ago

    That’s not true at all. If 20% of people wrote in Mickey Mouse for their vote, you can be damn sure both parties would be announcing their presidential runs at Disneyworld.

    Even if a third party doesn’t win, it’s in the major party’s best interest to adopt policies from that party in order to snipe voters from that third party because:

    • That party knows those voters will show, it’s a good investment.
    • The other party might snipe those voters instead.
    • If neither party adopts anything from that party, the party might grow.

    Voting isn’t just a form of choosing a candidate, it’s a form of protest as well. One that takes far less time than a week of picketing. One that’s very powerful as well. 20% of people willing to show up to the polls, and vote nothing… that’s 20% of people willing to vote for the right person should they come along.

    • @Eldritch
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      11 year ago

      But they’ve never done so to date. So until they do so it is a wasted vote