Here’s your regular reminder that the only real function of a third-party candidate in a winner-takes-all election system (like the one we have in the US for Federal elections) is to SPOIL a major-party candidate.
A third-party candidate’s job is not to win—it is obviously impossible for them to do so—but to DIVERT VOTES AWAY from the major-party candidate that is closest to you in policy and values, and thus reduce that major party’s chances of winning.
In other words, voting for a third party candidate is mathematically equivalent to voting for the major party you DISLIKE MORE.
And as always, follow the money for the third candidate. You’ll find your answers there.
Dave Rahardja /
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2024-10-04 06:36:36
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