AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square446fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down1162
arrow-up1936arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square446fedilink
minus-squareano_ba_tolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·2 months agoProgress is slow. Start with killing the popularity of the second party/party you absolutely don’t align with/party that will move the needle away from your party first.
minus-squareOlgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAnd then you promptly split the vote, allowing a party ideologically furthest from you to dominate.
Progress is slow. Start with killing the popularity of the second party/party you absolutely don’t align with/party that will move the needle away from your party first.
And then you promptly split the vote, allowing a party ideologically furthest from you to dominate.