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Jill Stein, Chase Oliver Could Cost Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania: Poll
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The idea that change only happens down-ballot is the same old excuse that keeps the stranglehold of the two-party system unchallenged. Sure, down-ballot voting matters, but don’t be fooled into thinking that’s where our fight ends. Voting for a third-party candidate, especially at the top, is a bold declaration that we’re done being shackled by a system rigged for just two parties. If we keep playing by their rules, we’ll stay trapped in their game. This isn’t about wasting our energy; it’s about breaking the chains and demanding a political system that represents all of us, not just the interests of the powerful few.
I'm saying the election system process itself can't be changed by the President, but by Congress. A Democrat/Progressive heavy Congress with a Republican President, especially someone who is trying to change things to be more dictatorship, won't be able to do shit. Likewise, any President of any party who wants things to change won't be able to do it without a functional Congress.
I want more variety in the choices too, but that mathematically won't happen with a FPTP system. No matter how often it's tried. Repeating things over and over expecting different results with the same mechanics is a definition of something...
We have different opinions. I'm proudly voting third party.