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  • Psythik@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That’s exactly how it works in a 2 party system. Voting for a 3rd party is throwing away your vote, no matter how you try to spin it.

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      Eh, if your state goes 70% R and has for the last 50 years, there’s not much you can do. Unless there’s a big movement, 100% of those votes go to R. Getting better local representation might be more worth it.

      It’s a really shitty system that promotes really shitty incentives, and has even shittier outcomes. I generally advocate for strategic voting, but in some places your vote literally doesn’t matter.