2020 Election

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(08-07-2020, 10:17 AM)michaelsean Wrote: No. If just 10% voted for a single third party they would have to start paying attention. A lot of people thought we had the two worst candidates ever last election, and yet they all voted for one of them.  I hate most AA sayings, but they have one good one. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

I agree with that sentence. But the way to bring change is not voting third party in a system that is rigged against them. It is changing the system.

Never mind all the power structures, money and media, that will avoid effective campaigning for a third party. But even if 10% are reached from any third party, that party spoils it for the side they belong to (there's always left and right still). This is such an effective counterpoint to make because it is absolutely true. If a socialist party is formed now with Bernie running für POTUS, the election is already over and Trump has already won. Socialist voters would not want that. And whoever "pays attention" will only learn not to make that mistake again. Like it happened with Nader.

First thing to change that would be snap elections for president. If no candidate reaches 50%, there's a second vote. Also, the EC needs to go. And of course the majority voting system and the "one seat for one district"-principle in house elections. This is the only way to change things. But this is also the way hardly anyone in America even considers thinkable.

And THAT is why you're stuck, that you do not do these things. Your third party vote doesn't change anything and it never did.