And I’m being serious. I feel like there might be an argument there, I just don’t understand it. Can someone please “steelman” that argument for me?

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    16 days ago

    Whoooosh (Listen, I know you got the point, you know the point I made, we gonna disagree no matter what, let’s move on)

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      16 days ago

      I just want to hear you say that votes cast not for your party aren’t legitimate votes

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        16 days ago

        In a 2 party system, voting for a 3rd party doesn’t count. Not of course in a literal sense, they are counted…but they provide zero value.

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          16 days ago

          I just want to hear you say that votes cast not for your party aren’t legitimate votes

          Never what I said, nor intended

          voting for a 3rd party doesn’t count

          Whoomp, there it is.