It’s a common tactic for Republicans to push 3rd party candidates to chip away at the democratic ticket.
Republicans are literally a cult at this point. They vote for whoever Dear Leader tells them to. I bet if you dig into the money, you’ll find Republicans behind it.
Well I think if Republicans really want votes, then they would want people to vote for them. If you are worried about losing votes, then your Democratic candidate needs to be stronger. Don’t blame 3rd parties for your failure. That’s all on you guys.
And by the way, Democrats are just as much a cult as Republicans are. I have the downvotes to prove it! lmao
No, democrats are not, and downvotes don’t prove anything, lol. It’s just that you don’t understand that a vote for third-party candidates is a vote for Trump in our two party system, and your painting both parties as the same proves it.
Yes they are. That’s my, and many others, opinion. You disagree. Ok, cool. You think what you want, I’ll think what I want. And I’m voting Green Party this year, so I don’t really care that much about your party anymore.
It’s just that you don’t understand that a vote for third-party candidates is a vote for Trump in our two party system
First a vote for Trump is a vote for Trump. If i wanted to vote for Trump, then I’d vote for him. And also, we need more than a two party system. I support more parties. And I’m voting Green Party this year.
In my opinion, the Dems and the Repubs are exactly the same. And I won’t support them. And I’m voting 3rd party. Proudly.
You have a strong candidate who wants to fight for you. If you don’t want to vote for her, that’s your failure.
You “both sides” people are a cult who are convinced you’re more smarter than the rest of us who are actually paying attention.
I would flip to Republican in a heartbeat if I thought it was best for the country and their candidate actually had the citizens’ best interests in mind.
You have a strong candidate who wants to fight for you.
Yeah I do, and her name is Jill Stein. And that’s why I’m voting for her.
You “both sides” people are a cult who are convinced you’re more smarter than the rest of us who are actually paying attention.
Nope. I just have a different opinion than you. And I am voting for who I want to be president. Even if YOU don’t like her, it’s MY choice. And my right.
I would flip to Republican in a heartbeat if I thought it was best for the country and their candidate actually had the citizens’ best interests in mind.
And I support your right to vote for whoever you want. As you should support my right.
Republicans know no sane person is going to vote for Project Orange, so their next best bet is to get rid of the opposition by dilluding the Democrat vote
To be clear, I’m not saying this to explain it to you. I’m saying it to explain it to anyone else who may be reading this thread.
Republicans know no sane person is going to vote for Project Orange, so their next best bet is to get rid of the opposition by dilluding the Democrat vote
Do you honestly think that Republicans are clever enough to think that far ahead? Come on now, friend. Let’s be real. Just because you don’t like the fact that I am voting for someone YOU don’t like, doesn’t mean all 3rd parties are some vast republican conspiracy. The republicans can barely handled their own affairs.
To be clear, I’m not saying this to explain it to you. I’m saying it to explain it to anyone else who may be reading this thread.
Well, you didn’t explain anything. You gave your theory. And I disagree with you.
I’m convinced Republicans have been wanting to fund secret third party campaigns since 1992, when H Ross Perot waged the most successful independant campaign in recent memory. He didn’t get any electoral votes, but got 20% of the popular vote. Clinton won his first term with only 43% of the vote. Republicans convinced themselves that Perot stole more votes from Bush than Clinton, and that if Perot didn’t run, Bush would probably have won.
Then you have much more faith in the Republicans ability to be smart, than I do. I don’t think they have anything to do with it. Not everything is some grand conspiracy.
I’m voting 3rd party. Now. I’m not waiting. Democrats have been saying they are gonna change things up for 50 years now. Green Party is my home right now.
Do you assume both parties are the same? Are you one of those “enlightened centrists” or just an idealist? Because I have news for you buddy, one of those parties is going to result in the death of millions of Americans, plus millions of additional Gazan and Ukrainian and possibly Taiwanese deaths. It may not affect you because you’re privileged enough to be in the “in” group, but your disdain for your countrymen speaks volumes about your character, and you should be ashamed. That’s what’s at risk this election. Don’t let your moral high horse cloud your view.
I want to see FPTP reform just as everyone else on Lemmy, and I’d love to see a third party rise up, but we need to still have a country in 2025 to even attempt reform.
Maybe when everyone around you starts"disappearing", your high horse will protect you from the leopards
but your disdain for your countrymen speaks volumes about your character, and you should be ashamed.
Beause I am voting Green Party?! Wow, ok. But I’m not ashamed about voting for a candidate I believe in. And many of my friends feel the same way.
I want to see FPTP reform just as everyone else on Lemmy, and I’d love to see a third party rise up,
Yet, you just said I should be “ashamed” for voting for the 3rd party candidate I believe in.
Maybe when everyone around you is dying or getting deported, your high horse will protect you from the leopards
How would my voting for the candidate I want to have anything to do with dying or getting deported? Do you even know what the Green Party stands for?!
If you are that worried about your candidate not winning, then work on having stronger candidates.
I, and many of my friends, are voting for Jill Stein. Should I let my social group know that you think they should be “ashamed” and that you hope their “high horse will protect” them “from the leopards”?
And what about all the thousands of people voting 3rd party this election? Should they ALL be ashamed? So they ALL are wrong? And only YOU are right?
You starting to sound like a bully. You’re bullying me and implying that I am advocating for deaths is incorrect, and offensive, and it hasn’t changed my mind. Quite the opposite. Your attitude made me feel more strongly about what I am doing, than I did before.
Attitudes like yours are exactly what is keeping young people from joining your party. And inspired me to volunteer more, donate more, and advocate more for the Green Party.
You’re not gaining people to your side by saying variations of “You’re with us or you’re against us. And you are murderous!” That’s why you are losing young votes. Think about your tone and how you talk to people.
But hey, on the bright side, I’m way older than you. And I was gonna vote Green Party before your diatribe, so there is that…
I must have responded to you with the Wikipedia article about spoiler candidates in First Past The Post election systems at least twice. You either disagree with accepted political science theory, or you’re simply refusing to read it understand it. If it’s the former, it implies that you believe that your gut instincts make you smarter than people who study this field professionally; the latter implies you’re a blind ideologue.
I would be thrilled if there’s a third option and you are able to respond - even if only with a link; I’m not too lazy to read a paper - to a counter-theory or counter-argument to strategic voting and the political strategy of employing spoiler candidates from an even halfway respectable source.
It’d also be heartening if you could confirm that you understand the fundamentals of the current US presidential election system, and how it differs from other systems such as Approval, Ranked Choice, STAR, or any other system. Bonus points if you understand what a Condorcet Winner is, and how it relates to the US Presidential General Election. Otherwise, it feels as if you’re thinking with your genitals, or consulting crystals, or something.
If the Democrats are worried about anyone “spoiling” their election, then they should get a stronger candidate. I don’t think any 3rd parties spoil anything other than people’s love for only having a duopoly in power. I’ve voting Green Party. Proudly. As is my right.
In doing so, you and Eric make yourselves the enemies of people who want to protect the rights of women and preserve democracy.
So now I am an “enemy” because I don’t vote for your fav candidate?! Strange wording, but ok. And I am voting for “people who want to protect the rights of women and preserve democracy.” That’s why I’m voting Green Party. And proud of it. In spite of the bullying I am getting here.
You should, and will, be regarded by Democrats exactly the same as someone wearing a MAGA hat. As is our right.
Yep, bullying and pressure, sounds about right. Democrats are proving to be exactly the same as Repubilicans.
But yeah, it is your right to do that. And makes me even more proud to vote for the Green Party! :)
Democrats consider Trump voters their enemy. Why do you think they should treat Stein voters differently?
Yep, bullying and pressure,
Nobody is pressuring you.
The most pathetic thing about Green voters is that they think Democrats are trying to “pressure” them to switch to voting for Democrats. They aren’t, for the same reason they aren’t “pressuring” Eric Trump to switch to voting for Democrats.
Democratic campaigns focus all of their attention on their base (not you) and undecided voters (also not you). They give zero fucks about reaching Green voters. So they have one thing in common with Republicans: they see Greens as an obstruction that will easily be overcome.
Democrats consider Trump voters their enemy. Why do you think they should treat Stein voters differently?
How about not seeing everyone as your enemy? The republicans do that. And you guys are becoming just like them.
Nobody is pressuring you.
Friend, if you have seen the comments I get. lol
The most pathetic thing about Green voters is that they think Democrats are trying to “pressure” them to switch to voting for Democrats.
Friend, if you have seen the comments I get. lol
Democrat campaigns focus all of their attention on their base (not you) and undecided voters (also not you). They give zero fucks about reaching Green voters.
Now friend, I REALLY have to say you need to see some of the comments I get. lololololol
But hey, it’s fine. Like you said, I’m not undecided. So I’ll keep voting for my fav party, and they’ll keep mocking me for it. Doesn’t bother me at all. :)
How would SHE get Trump elected!? She’s not voting for him.
It’s a common tactic for Republicans to push 3rd party candidates to chip away at the democratic ticket.
Republicans are literally a cult at this point. They vote for whoever Dear Leader tells them to. I bet if you dig into the money, you’ll find Republicans behind it.
Democrats talk as if there were no 3rd party candidates we would vote for your genocidal right wing fascists, We would not.
Well I think if Republicans really want votes, then they would want people to vote for them. If you are worried about losing votes, then your Democratic candidate needs to be stronger. Don’t blame 3rd parties for your failure. That’s all on you guys.
And by the way, Democrats are just as much a cult as Republicans are. I have the downvotes to prove it! lmao
No, democrats are not, and downvotes don’t prove anything, lol. It’s just that you don’t understand that a vote for third-party candidates is a vote for Trump in our two party system, and your painting both parties as the same proves it.
Yes they are. That’s my, and many others, opinion. You disagree. Ok, cool. You think what you want, I’ll think what I want. And I’m voting Green Party this year, so I don’t really care that much about your party anymore.
First a vote for Trump is a vote for Trump. If i wanted to vote for Trump, then I’d vote for him. And also, we need more than a two party system. I support more parties. And I’m voting Green Party this year.
In my opinion, the Dems and the Repubs are exactly the same. And I won’t support them. And I’m voting 3rd party. Proudly.
You have a strong candidate who wants to fight for you. If you don’t want to vote for her, that’s your failure.
You “both sides” people are a cult who are convinced you’re more smarter than the rest of us who are actually paying attention.
I would flip to Republican in a heartbeat if I thought it was best for the country and their candidate actually had the citizens’ best interests in mind.
Yeah I do, and her name is Jill Stein. And that’s why I’m voting for her.
Nope. I just have a different opinion than you. And I am voting for who I want to be president. Even if YOU don’t like her, it’s MY choice. And my right.
And I support your right to vote for whoever you want. As you should support my right.
Republicans know no sane person is going to vote for Project Orange, so their next best bet is to get rid of the opposition by dilluding the Democrat vote
To be clear, I’m not saying this to explain it to you. I’m saying it to explain it to anyone else who may be reading this thread.
Do you honestly think that Republicans are clever enough to think that far ahead? Come on now, friend. Let’s be real. Just because you don’t like the fact that I am voting for someone YOU don’t like, doesn’t mean all 3rd parties are some vast republican conspiracy. The republicans can barely handled their own affairs.
Well, you didn’t explain anything. You gave your theory. And I disagree with you.
I’m convinced Republicans have been wanting to fund secret third party campaigns since 1992, when H Ross Perot waged the most successful independant campaign in recent memory. He didn’t get any electoral votes, but got 20% of the popular vote. Clinton won his first term with only 43% of the vote. Republicans convinced themselves that Perot stole more votes from Bush than Clinton, and that if Perot didn’t run, Bush would probably have won.
Then you have much more faith in the Republicans ability to be smart, than I do. I don’t think they have anything to do with it. Not everything is some grand conspiracy.
For the record tho, I LOVED Ross Perot!!
Tell me you don’t understand FPTP without telling me you don’t understand FPTP
I’m voting 3rd party. Now. I’m not waiting. Democrats have been saying they are gonna change things up for 50 years now. Green Party is my home right now.
Do you assume both parties are the same? Are you one of those “enlightened centrists” or just an idealist? Because I have news for you buddy, one of those parties is going to result in the death of millions of Americans, plus millions of additional Gazan and Ukrainian and possibly Taiwanese deaths. It may not affect you because you’re privileged enough to be in the “in” group, but your disdain for your countrymen speaks volumes about your character, and you should be ashamed. That’s what’s at risk this election. Don’t let your moral high horse cloud your view.
I want to see FPTP reform just as everyone else on Lemmy, and I’d love to see a third party rise up, but we need to still have a country in 2025 to even attempt reform.
Maybe when everyone around you starts"disappearing", your high horse will protect you from the leopards
Beause I am voting Green Party?! Wow, ok. But I’m not ashamed about voting for a candidate I believe in. And many of my friends feel the same way.
Yet, you just said I should be “ashamed” for voting for the 3rd party candidate I believe in.
How would my voting for the candidate I want to have anything to do with dying or getting deported? Do you even know what the Green Party stands for?!
If you are that worried about your candidate not winning, then work on having stronger candidates.
I, and many of my friends, are voting for Jill Stein. Should I let my social group know that you think they should be “ashamed” and that you hope their “high horse will protect” them “from the leopards”?
And what about all the thousands of people voting 3rd party this election? Should they ALL be ashamed? So they ALL are wrong? And only YOU are right?
You starting to sound like a bully. You’re bullying me and implying that I am advocating for deaths is incorrect, and offensive, and it hasn’t changed my mind. Quite the opposite. Your attitude made me feel more strongly about what I am doing, than I did before.
Attitudes like yours are exactly what is keeping young people from joining your party. And inspired me to volunteer more, donate more, and advocate more for the Green Party.
You’re not gaining people to your side by saying variations of “You’re with us or you’re against us. And you are murderous!” That’s why you are losing young votes. Think about your tone and how you talk to people.
But hey, on the bright side, I’m way older than you. And I was gonna vote Green Party before your diatribe, so there is that…
I must have responded to you with the Wikipedia article about spoiler candidates in First Past The Post election systems at least twice. You either disagree with accepted political science theory, or you’re simply refusing to read it understand it. If it’s the former, it implies that you believe that your gut instincts make you smarter than people who study this field professionally; the latter implies you’re a blind ideologue.
I would be thrilled if there’s a third option and you are able to respond - even if only with a link; I’m not too lazy to read a paper - to a counter-theory or counter-argument to strategic voting and the political strategy of employing spoiler candidates from an even halfway respectable source.
It’d also be heartening if you could confirm that you understand the fundamentals of the current US presidential election system, and how it differs from other systems such as Approval, Ranked Choice, STAR, or any other system. Bonus points if you understand what a Condorcet Winner is, and how it relates to the US Presidential General Election. Otherwise, it feels as if you’re thinking with your genitals, or consulting crystals, or something.
If the Democrats are worried about anyone “spoiling” their election, then they should get a stronger candidate. I don’t think any 3rd parties spoil anything other than people’s love for only having a duopoly in power. I’ve voting Green Party. Proudly. As is my right.
Yes, it’s your right to vote Green. Just as it’s Eric Trump’s right to vote for Donald Trump.
In doing so, you and Eric make yourselves the enemies of people who want to protect the rights of women and preserve democracy.
You should, and will, be regarded by Democrats no better than someone wearing a MAGA hat. As is our right.
It is.
So now I am an “enemy” because I don’t vote for your fav candidate?! Strange wording, but ok. And I am voting for “people who want to protect the rights of women and preserve democracy.” That’s why I’m voting Green Party. And proud of it. In spite of the bullying I am getting here.
Yep, bullying and pressure, sounds about right. Democrats are proving to be exactly the same as Repubilicans.
But yeah, it is your right to do that. And makes me even more proud to vote for the Green Party! :)
Democrats consider Trump voters their enemy. Why do you think they should treat Stein voters differently?
Nobody is pressuring you.
The most pathetic thing about Green voters is that they think Democrats are trying to “pressure” them to switch to voting for Democrats. They aren’t, for the same reason they aren’t “pressuring” Eric Trump to switch to voting for Democrats.
Democratic campaigns focus all of their attention on their base (not you) and undecided voters (also not you). They give zero fucks about reaching Green voters. So they have one thing in common with Republicans: they see Greens as an obstruction that will easily be overcome.
How about not seeing everyone as your enemy? The republicans do that. And you guys are becoming just like them.
Friend, if you have seen the comments I get. lol
Friend, if you have seen the comments I get. lol
Now friend, I REALLY have to say you need to see some of the comments I get. lololololol
But hey, it’s fine. Like you said, I’m not undecided. So I’ll keep voting for my fav party, and they’ll keep mocking me for it. Doesn’t bother me at all. :)
OK, “enemy” or not, Democrats and Greens are indisputably opponents. So you should expect to be treated as one.
Ok, now that I can accept.