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Really you don't need to read more than one chart:

If you vote for anyone other than Harris, you're voting for Trump:

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[-] Oxymoron@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Oh really? I don’t really get how your system works I guess lol. Cos I thought if he drops out he’s out. So he’s still running against Trump in some states basically? I would have thought he’d be taking votes from the right rather than the left though. But I probably just don’t understand your system properly tbf.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

He tried to remove himself from the ballot in multiple states and was told "LOL - yeah, no."

There are deadlines due to having to print the ballots, once you're past a certain point, there's no going back.

https://thehill.com/homenews/4872514-states-where-robert-f-kennedy-jr-still-on-ballot/

He’s currently on the ballot in nearly half the country:

Alaska 

California 

Colorado 

Delaware 

Hawaii 

Indiana 

Iowa 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

Nebraska 

New Mexico 

Oklahoma 

Oregon 

Tennessee 

Utah 

Vermont 

Washington 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin 

[-] Oxymoron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Ahh ok haha well that’s good at least. I can’t see any left leaning would-be democrat voters voting for the guy who dumped the carcass of a bear in… I wanna say.. Central Park?

I love that they’re like “paper doesn’t grow on trees dude, we ain’t wasting anymore”.

I don’t really understand why these independents bother. Do they really think they’re gonna turn 3% (being generous) into 51%?? I don’t think so. I wonder if there’s some ulterior motive in play, like to just get their name out there and then with that name recognition, get elected into a much lower down position at state level.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Jill Stein in particular who at her BEST got 1.07%.

Generally she's 0.1% to 0.3%.

[-] Oxymoron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Hahah literally what is the point!? Well like I say. Probably is about name recognition otherwise why bother.

Either that or Jill is retired and bored/senile.. isn’t Jill the same name as Biden’s wife actually? Hahah. Maybe it’s Biden in a wig. Who can say?

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