Or you could, you know, line up with everyone else and vote Democratic, destroying the Trump (i.e. Republican) party. If literally no Republican candidate won, the party would die, leaving centrists and some conservatives with the opportunity to build a new party outside the "duopoly."
That's at least as likely as there ever being enough Green Party voters to seriously influence national politics beyond their role as a spoiler.
Or you could, you know, line up with everyone else and vote Democratic, destroying the Trump (i.e. Republican) party. If literally no Republican candidate won, the party would die, leaving centrists and some conservatives with the opportunity to build a new party outside the "duopoly."
That's at least as likely as there ever being enough Green Party voters to seriously influence national politics beyond their role as a spoiler.
You want my vote? Earn it! Run a candidate worth voting for. Until then I will vote for Jo Jorgenson. And yes, the intention is for your candidate to lose. And the other one as well.
You want my vote? Earn it! Run a candidate worth voting for. Until then I will vote for Jo Jorgenson. And yes, the intention is for your candidate to lose. And the other one as well.
Outcome 1: enough third-party votes cast make Trump the winner, by a slim margin.
Outcome 2: So many third-party votes are cast, that neither party gets the required 270 electoral votes. In that case, perhaps the electors disregard the third-party votes, voting instead for whichever of the two candidates they prefer. More likely, they just throw their hands up and let the election devolve to the House of Representatives. Not one vote per rep in that case, though; one vote *per state*. Guess who wins then
Or... Enough votes get cast that people start considering the LP as a serious option. So in 2022 more LP candidates win, but also R and D candidates have to try harder and instead of 2 bad options, we get three good ones!
I just asked myself... what would John DeLorean do?
-- Raoul Duke
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That's at least as likely as there ever being enough Green Party voters to seriously influence national politics beyond their role as a spoiler.
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Or you could, you know, line up with everyone else and vote Democratic, destroying the Trump (i.e. Republican) party. If literally no Republican candidate won, the party would die, leaving centrists and some conservatives with the opportunity to build a new party outside the "duopoly." That's at least as likely as there ever being enough Green Party voters to seriously influence national politics beyond their role as a spoiler.
You want my vote? Earn it! Run a candidate worth voting for. Until then I will vote for Jo Jorgenson. And yes, the intention is for your candidate to lose. And the other one as well.
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You want my vote? Earn it! Run a candidate worth voting for. Until then I will vote for Jo Jorgenson. And yes, the intention is for your candidate to lose. And the other one as well.
Outcome 1: enough third-party votes cast make Trump the winner, by a slim margin.
Outcome 2: So many third-party votes are cast, that neither party gets the required 270 electoral votes. In that case, perhaps the electors disregard the third-party votes, voting instead for whichever of the two candidates they prefer. More likely, they just throw their hands up and let the election devolve to the House of Representatives. Not one vote per rep in that case, though; one vote *per state*. Guess who wins then
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