AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square163fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down18
arrow-up136arrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoexcept that you could end up with a 3rd entrance by doing that … eventually
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI think you’d have brain damage way before you get to that point
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoso not only would you have an extra door you’d still be smarter than people voting 3rd party in a first past the post system. Win/Win
except that you could end up with a 3rd entrance by doing that … eventually
I think you’d have brain damage way before you get to that point
so not only would you have an extra door you’d still be smarter than people voting 3rd party in a first past the post system. Win/Win