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How is it dumb? Because you don't like supporting an imperfect candidate? I understand that, but "never red until dead" is what got us Trump. Like, literally. I've posted this before, but this would have been the result if "Did Not Vote" was a political candidate in 2024:
And 2020:
And 2016:
That's enough to swing the election to either party, all 3 times. Hell, it could have handed both the 2016 and 2024 elections to an unaffiliated, 3rd-party candidate who had zero corporate sponsors and would 100% work for the benefit of working people in every state in the country, without having to listen to a single lobbyist! And Trump would have never been president.
But we have to be realistic. With the Electoral College and our "first past the post" system, a 3rd-party candidate has no chance of winning a presidential election. Not yet. Now, that alone will piss people off and they'll downvote this very comment, but it's the truth. Other countries have more than 2 parties, so they can organize strategic coalitions. If that "Did Not Vote" actually was a political party, both sides would have to pay attention to them, because again, every single election they could defeat either party. Power to The People.
So why do I mention this in the context of "vote blue, no matter who"? Because of Trump. Because the Republican party doesn't pivot to working for The People when they can't win elections. They pivot to fascism, voter suppression, unlimited dark money in elections, discrimination, Supreme Court overreach, foreign interference, fake electors, and literal fraud. But all of this corruption, unaffordability, and incompetence could have been avoided, simply by supporting the candidate who was not my favorite and probably not yours either. It's much more important to defeat Republicans than it is to have a purity test most politicians will fail. At least until we have election reform. Because the very instant we have more than 2 parties, I'll shut up about this. But until then, we can't let perfect be the enemy of good...
https://www.environmentalvoter.org/updates/2024-was-landslidefor-did-not-vote
As someone who lives in Missouri, this doesn't do anything to convince me to help Dems instead of continuing what I already do (vote third party).
Why would I try to convince you to help Dems? I'm not a Democrat. But many people are starting to realize that Republicans are not just an enemy of the working classes, but an existential threat to this country itself. We have to unite to keep them out of power, and reform the electoral process. That means our goals will sometimes align with Democrats; they need us and we need them. For now, we live in a 2-party system. Voting for a 3rd-party candidate that literally cannot win is throwing away your vote, simple as that. Almost as bad as sitting home and not voting. That's not a judgement of you, I'm simply stating the reality. It's unfair but it's the truth.
Sure, but look at how Missouri turned out on your maps. Only 1 of them showed that voting differently would have mattered. No matter what my state was going red. So you tell me what can be done to stop that from happening cause clearly voting isn't gonna do that.
Don't worry, America isn't close to either, your choices are bad and badder and by continuing to engage with the system you condone making society worse.
Cool, maybe keep voting for bad then, the people who are actually enacting other forms of voting, and getting rid of first past the post. It definitely isn't the 3rd party or badder parties that are doing that. *i only include 3rd party because 3rd party simply never gets power to make change, until we have a new voting system in place. *
Bad aren't going to get rid of it anymore than badder are - they benefit too much from it. Your only hope of getting it passed is if a third party comes in and threatens to take over using that same system, as is happening in the UK.
I find this post very suspicious and hope its just plainly isn't for me.
~~People might be downvoting you because it's not clear whether you mean my comment or the post. Of course you're allowed your opinion, but~~ I'm curious: what do you find suspicious?
EDIT: I didn't notice this was the OP I was replying to. So that simplifies it: Why is that dumb, and what about my comment with sources is suspicious? Is it more suspicious than a post encouraging people not to vote...?