…Initial evidence suggests that, in a rematch between Biden and Trump, a No Labels and/or West campaign could pull marginal support from Biden and subtly shift the election toward Trump. Whether this would actually make for a potential spoiler, though, is a different question: History — and common sense — suggest that these possible third-party candidates would be most likely to affect the outcome if the overall race were close. But in our deeply divided political era, close elections have been the norm, which makes a spoiler candidacy a live possibility…

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    1 year ago

    One day the US will have ranked choice voting and this will still being a threat to vote for the two major parties every election

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      1 year ago

      that’s why we won’t have ranked choice voting. Right now, the status quo benefits both the major parties.