Okay, but why this version of the meme?
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I am going to disagree with the other person and suggest that whoever made the meme was simply careless. This version of the meme template ruins the joke.
Plus, despite how much I may like the policies of a third party candidate, as long as we have FPTP voting in America, we have to vote strategically, every time, even in midterms. If you're voting strategically, then it doesn't matter whether it's midterms or not. You should only vote for any candidate if they either have a chance of winning, or if no other palatable choice has a chance of winning. And conversely, that's why third party candidates shouldn't be running in midterms, either, unless they're willing to drop out before the general election if they aren't polling well enough.
The point is.... Both the meme template and the content itself show a similar lack of attention to details. So that's why I think it's carelessness.
I think they have more appeal in smaller local elections
The size and scope of an election doesn't really affect the fact that you must vote (and run) strategically for FPTP to pick the best candidate if the race has more than two people running and it's not a landslide.
Well a lot of small elections don't even have 2 candidates.
Like city treasurer and positions like that for smaller cities.
Even for mayor sometimes. Alderman.
You can be an independent and win those a lot easier.
The meme we are discussing concerns the effect of a spoiler candidate, which is something that you can't have with fewer than three candidates.
Yeah but then I said independents have better chances in small elections.
And gave examples to clarify what I meant.
You agree right ?
I have no reason to talk about uncontested elections, as they're completely unrelated to the topic here. I have no idea why you'd bring them up.
Maybe scroll through the conversation to see why it was relevant.
If you could explain yourself, then you'd have done so instead of asking me to figure it out. Believe me, these short comments are the maximum amount of time I am going to waste on you.
Because the old, non-AI versions of memes must be erased.
Because much like Padme's enormous jugs .... Americans think that third party candidates are a joke.
