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> Or vote for someone you actually believe in even if they are not likely to win. Maybe I'm crazy but I believe voting for the lesser of two evils No you are n

by slacka 8y ago

> Or vote for someone you actually believe in even if they are not likely to win. Maybe I'm crazy but I believe voting for the lesser of two evils No you are not crazy, you just haven't studied the game theory of voting. In our old, outdated first-past-the-post voting system voting, according to game theory you should vote for the less or 2 evils. A vote for a 3rd party that has no chance of winning is no different than not voting at all. Most people intuitively get this, which is why we are stuck with a 2 party system. There are better more democratic system like Maine's rank choice voting. There you can safely vote for your favorite candidate without worrying about the spoiler effect. If you want to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE

Taylor_OD 8y ago
I understand why voting for a third party that has no chance of winning is like casting no vote. But I'm not talking about this election or next election. I'm thinking about how to change our messed up polarized political system. It's not going to happen without major changes, one of which is getting away from the two party system. How do we do that? People get fed up and vote for the third party even if they know they wont win. Next election a few more people do the same. Even though the candidate they voted for isnt going to win. The next election a few more... and eventually change. Really if I view my two options as awful I'd rather vote for someone I actually want or no one at all. If someone offers me a nasty drink with a rotten vegetable floating in it and a nasty drink with a rotten fruit in it I'm not going to drink the one with the fruit just because it's a little less gross than the other.
- amanaplanacanal 8y ago
  Unfortunately with your plan, you still end up with a two party system. Just one of the current ones has been swapped out.

by slacka 8y ago

Taylor_OD 8y ago

I understand why voting for a third party that has no chance of winning is like casting no vote. But I'm not talking about this election or next election. I'm thinking about how to change our messed up polarized political system. It's not going to happen without major changes, one of which is getting away from the two party system. How do we do that? People get fed up and vote for the third party even if they know they wont win. Next election a few more people do the same. Even though the candidate they voted for isnt going to win. The next election a few more... and eventually change. Really if I view my two options as awful I'd rather vote for someone I actually want or no one at all. If someone offers me a nasty drink with a rotten vegetable floating in it and a nasty drink with a rotten fruit in it I'm not going to drink the one with the fruit just because it's a little less gross than the other.

amanaplanacanal 8y ago
Unfortunately with your plan, you still end up with a two party system. Just one of the current ones has been swapped out.