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> I used to be an organizer for the Green Party so I am capable of very cynical views of the electoral system Cynical? I always vote 3rd party when available,

• PaulHoule 11y ago
  For me it really depends. If I actually like a mainstream candidate I will vote for them. Personally if I was in a "swing state" I might be more inclined to vote for a mainstream candidate but I am in the kind of state Hillary Clinton would go to get herself a solidly democratic constituency so most of the time I vote for whoever I want.
• anywherenotes 11y ago
  > I always vote 3rd party when available, because I know they won't win. It's a "none of the above" vote, where "above" means dems and reps. This quote must feel like a punch in the gut to anyone who believes in that 3'rd party you voted for. They thought "look, we didn't win, but at least X number of people agree with us, we'll do better next time". They don't realize you haven't even looked at what they stood for, and it wasn't even a pity vote, it was a throwaway because you didn't feel like writing in Micky Mouse.