Story Highlights

  • Third time support has exceeded 60%, along with 2017 and 2021
  • Republicans primarily behind the increase, with 58% now in favor
  • Political independents remain group most likely to favor third party
  • phillaholic
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    21 year ago

    Reality is, if you vote green you’re giving Republicans +1. You either know your candidate won’t win, or aren’t smart enough to understand probability. Regardless the outcome is the same no matter what excuse you give.

    • @givesomefucks
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      51 year ago

      Reality is, if you vote green you’re giving Republicans +1.

      Eh…

      Lots of people who voted 3rd party wouldn’t vote for either of the top 2 parties.

      I 100% agree it’s the same as not voting for that race. But I wouldn’t go as far as to say it’s essentially a vote for a party.

        • @givesomefucks
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          51 year ago

          other side.

          That’s what I’m talking about…

          Roughly a third of eligible voters don’t identify as either party.

          Most of them rarely vote, a few vote third party. You could argue both groups aren’t voting, but you can’t pretend they’d all vote D instead. They’d probably just not vote.

          • phillaholic
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            -21 year ago

            Anyone who is undecided at this time is either extremely naive or doesn’t want to publicly admit their real position for some reason. These sides are basically authoritarian fascism only concerned with rich people getting richer and everyone else. We don’t debate policy anymore. The right has none. They fabricate a bunch of bullshit to keep people angry and then grift grift grift every chance they get.

            If you’re not in the “everyone else” camp, stop here.

            Otherwise, if you are, none of us are going to get everything we want. Let’s get that out there right now. If you are with a group of friends deciding on where to go to dinner, you compromise. You don’t sit there and refuse and just starve. That’s life. Make your case for the choice you want. If you don’t have the support, work to find your next best choice. Don’t sit there and do nothing.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      You either know your candidate won’t win, or aren’t smart enough to understand probability

      false dichotomy

      • phillaholic
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        01 year ago

        Only Symbolically. In reality your splitting the vote among broadest like minded individuals which gives the advantage to the opposition. You don’t have to like it, but that’s the consequence.

        • @[email protected]
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          1 year ago

          In reality your splitting the vote

          if others were like-minded they’d be voting for my candidate. if they’re concerned about vote splitting, they should vote with the people they know will not compromise and vote for someone THEY don’t want to win.

          You don’t have to like it

          • phillaholic
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            01 year ago

            Yes, 99% of voters should conform to you. Not the other way around.

              • phillaholic
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                -21 year ago

                Depends on the election. I’m not asking you to do anything. I’m telling you you’re helping accomplish the opposite of what you want versus something close to what you want.

                • @[email protected]
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                  31 year ago

                  I’m telling you you’re helping accomplish the opposite of what you want

                  impossible: what i want is for fascist to get out of office, not for a less-fascist politician to win. that’s why i’m planning to vote green again.

                  • phillaholic
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                    -31 year ago

                    Voting for a Golden Retriever would be just as effective, but with the added bonus of making people happy.

    • @goldenlocks
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      1 year ago

      False. It’s like youre ignoring the post article. 63% is more than enough to start voting third party

      • @assassin_aragorn
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        01 year ago

        I want several more parties, in a parliamentary system. But as long as we have FPTP I’m voting Dem until I die the way things are going

      • phillaholic
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        1 year ago

        63% of people say they want another option, not 63% of people want the same other option. At best you could have the Republican Party split, but they know that means losing everywhere so they won’t actually do it.

        • @goldenlocks
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          11 year ago

          The Libertarian party splits the Republican party far more than the greens split the Dems. We need to promote more parties so they split the vote of both parties.