• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    The 2 party system is kept alive by the electoral college that incentivizes 2 party voting. If there was actual proportional representation, I would agree.

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      5 months ago

      Sorry to be pedantic, but that’s more due to First Past The Post voting than the Electoral College. The electoral college is why I will vote third party and it will make no difference in the outcome of this election.

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        5 months ago

        You throw your vote away because your vote will be thrown away?

        Well. Okay. That seems like a very, very, very long-term strategy.

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          5 months ago

          That implies it’s possible to be thrown away twice. I’m maximizing the benefit of my vote. My state will go blue.