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The problem is that doesn't appear to happen in practice. For example, how did Trump winning in 2016 help your average Green Party supporter achieve more of th
by lalaland1125 5y ago
The problem is that doesn't appear to happen in practice.
For example, how did Trump winning in 2016 help your average Green Party supporter achieve more of the change they wanted in the aligned Democratic Party?
- endisneigh 5y agoI'm not saying it happens in practice, I'm saying that's often the goal.
- lalaland1125 5y agoSo you agree that it's a silly idea that doesn't actually work?
- endisneigh 5y agoDoesn't work for what?
- SonicScrub 5y agoPerhaps a better example is the UKIP party swaying the Tories to become more isolationist, and eventually triggering the Brexit referendum? A little bit different, knowing the political system of the UK enables smaller parties to be successful in a way the American system doesn't. But the principle is still the same. UKIP acting as a spoiler is factored into the strategy of the Tories policy makers, and thus they pivot their policies more in line with UKIP ideals to prevent bleeding voters to UKIP. A similar dynamic is at play on Canada's left-wing between the Liberals and the NDP
- spiralx 5y agoBrexit was about Tory backbenchers, not UKIP.