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lemm.ee

Don't need an article to explain spoiler candidates still exist. You remind us of that fact 3.3 times per hour.

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lemmy.world

Fear, uncertainty, doubt.

Those three things are all any authoritarian thinker has to work with.

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lemm.ee

I suppose I'm authoritarian and the certainty of third parties losing is "FUD"

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lemmy.world

No, I'm agreeing with you on the content of the article and its purpose here.

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Doh yeah I totally don't know why I didn't read it that way to begin with. My bad!

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And I didn't ask for your opinions, but here we are. It's a public forum, so we can give our thoughts. Even if they are unpopular. Thank you!

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"In a true democracy there is no such thing as a spoiler," it said in a statement.

Right? Even Stein agrees that the Electoral College has to go - it's blocking the USA from being a true democracy when we can't even directly vote for the president!

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I'd love for us to get rid of the Electoral College. I'd also prefer flat tax. Neither party of the Duopoly wants either of those things to happen though.

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If only there was some way to earn support from a different voting block. I think that is possible, such as Harris actively courting republicans.

Harris: "I want to earn voters support."

Liberals: Earning the support of Dick Cheney and former Regan staff is okay. 😃

Liberals: Earning the support of Green or Third Party Voters. 😡

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