• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Most are referring to the way our current electoral system works. Voting 3rd party helps the Republicans even if its not intentional.

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      6 months ago

      This is absurd. Take a look at the polls. There is only one 3rd-party candidate with double digit percentages. Do you really think JFK is taking more votes from Biden than Trump?

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Taking the risk because you think you know something you can’t know is what’s absurd

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          6 months ago

          I never made any indication on how I’m voting. I’m just tired of this baseless claim that voting 3rd party only helps Trump. Polls excluding 3rd-parties show Trump significantly further ahead than those with 3rd-parties. Therefore, Biden’s only chance of winning is due to JFK capturing conservative votes.

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              6 months ago

              What is “how America works” in this context? You seem to be trying to make the point that 3rd-party voting only hurts Biden. I’m pointing to recent polling that shows that, when 3rd-party options are included, Biden’s margins get closer to victory. You should be thanking 3rd-parties if you are hoping for a Biden victory.

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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                6 months ago

                So polling, that thing that told us trump couldn’t have won in 2016, makes another prediction, eh?

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        6 months ago

        Maybe. A lot of folks only know him for his good environmental stance and see him as the rightful Democrat candidate.

        They don’t see his antivax bullshit and leaky brain from WiFi.

      • papertowels@lemmy.one
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        6 months ago

        A different way to think about it - most of the intended audience on Lemmy, and especially in this community, would’ve voted democrat instead of republican. So from the frame of reference of this post, most folks here claiming to vote third party did in fact have their vote “taken” from Biden.