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Support for Third U.S. Political Party Up to 63%
(news.gallup.com)
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Really disturbing how nowhere in this post about 63% potential third party voters is anyone advocating for voting third party.
Vote literally any other party than Dem or Republican. I'm voting green for Dr. Cornel West and I'm proud to support him.
Edit: Dr. West is running independent now and I'll likey vote for him unless the greens nominate someone better.
Because in our current system, it is literally a wasted vote. There is a reason Russia promotes the green party - it is because it splits the Democrat vote, making it more likely for a Republican to win.
That doesn't mean the 3rd party people are bad, or the cause isn't just. I actually really like Dr. Cornel West as well, far more than Biden. But the realities are such that I am aware that there is 0 chance he will win, and votes for him are better spent on the lesser of the two evils.
How does voting for libertarian candidates not diminish Republican votes? Everyone says Green Party is responsible for a milquetoast candidate with low approval ratings losing an election based on popular vote.
I don't see Republicans or Democrats blaming Libertarians for when they lose, even though they are the biggest third party, registered in all 50 states, and had more votes in general than other third party candidates since Ross Perot.
And libertarians get actual money from companies who support them, like republicans. Green party doesn't. I've seen more ads for them and "vote Jo Jo" than Green party support, and yet somehow the smallest party is to blame.
This is the logic they always try to avoid talking about. The libertarian party got triple the amount of votes as the greens in 2016 pulling more Dem voters than the greens yet liberals try to blame the greens for Hillary Clinton's loss.
This is what happens when you watch CNN uncritically. They do not split the Dem vote, as green voters would never vote Dem.
It is funny that the Dems are the pro war party now though.
I am a person who would vote green, but instead vote dem
(To clarify, I would vote for whoever happens to be the most progressive candidate. Party doesn't really matter).
Then you're not a green voter though