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How Jill Stein’s V.P. Pick Could Haunt Kamala
(newrepublic.com)
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But you literally said, "A 1% candidate isn't haunting anyone."
Implying that there is nothing to worry about.
Yet you are concerned and angry that I'm "throwing away" my vote.
How am I throwing it away? I'm voting for who I want to win. And as you said, such a minor candidate has no hope.
So you shouldn't be worried.
I get to vote for who I want.
Are you saying we should only vote for people have have a certain percentage to win?
Is that really democracy?
So what percentage counts as valid for someone before I should be able to vote for them, in your eyes?
Not anything for Harris to worry about, no.
I am worried that voters will take their own choices off the table by voting for a non-entity.
Sure, there's nothing preventing you from burning your vote by writing in "Superman", it's just an awful idea when every vote counts and fascism is on the line.
Good, then nothing to worry about, like I said.
But why would that worry you if it doesn't affect the Harris campaign?
But I'm not burning my vote. I've voting for who I want, which is Jill Stein. Also, how is "fascism" on the line, if Harris has nothing worry about?
You tried to downplay and belittle the Green Party, and implying that it doesn't mean anything, but then you turn around and say fascism is on the line. How so?
By voting for a non-candidate, who can't win, you may as well write in Superman.
Hey, if you don't want to have a voice in an important election, that's entirely up to you.
However if Trump wins, you have nobody to blame but yourself and other voters like you. Voters who could have chosen to make a difference but chose not to.
So are you implying that we should ONLY vote for people who will win? That we shouldn't vote for who we want to win?! That doesn't sound very democratic.
I do have a voice. I'm voting for who I want to vote for. As is my right.
Well wouldn't that be your party for not having a strong enough candidate. I mean, if you have a strong enough candidate, you don't have to worry about losing, right?
You realize part of democracy means that your fav candidate may lose sometimes, right?
The US isn't a good democracy, and unfortunately our system is not only unfair but makes third party votes very stupid
And as long as people think that voting 3rd party is "stupid," that won't change. Be the change you wanna see. I am and that's why I'm voting for Jill Stein for president. And the first time I voted Green Party was when I voted for Ralph Nader. No regrets.