3 ms·

Abstaining can show the lack of faith in the limited options given. If a meaningful number of voters stay home it can signal that (a) there are voters to be won

Abstaining can show the lack of faith in the limited options given. If a meaningful number of voters stay home it can signal that (a) there are voters to be won if the existing parties change and (b) voters are fed up with the status quo and may be open to a third party option.

kiitos 2y ago
Abstaining does not demonstrate what you think it does in the electoral system we have in place in the US.
- bavell 2y ago
  And yet it's exactly this fear of voters abstaining which just ousted Biden as nominee.
  - kiitos 2y ago
    I have no idea how you came to this conclusion. It's incoherent.
    - bavell 2y ago
      Read some other comments in this large thread, maybe it will click for you.