• OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    People have been talking about third parties for months, but there’s always an excuse

    • Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com
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      29 days ago

      You answered the prescient question - “months.” They need to work a base down ballot first so they can actually get anything done in Congress. No one wants to do the groundwork and thinks if we just elect a 3rd party candidate in the highest office everything else will follow.

      Wat a pipe dream.

    • Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Every election there is some excuse as to why we can not pivot to third parties. To me the bad-faith actors are all these clowns who say oh lets not bring it up til we think its appropriate. Like when is it gonna be appropriate? Some of us were for the likes of Perot and Nader, its been literally 3 decades of people saying hush up third parties. Like at this point, you can only assume these people love the status quo, and they are willing to fight any deviation from it.