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Third party votes are how we punish major parties. Case in point: "if a candidate from e.g. the Green party could actually win an election, the Democrats woul
by betterunix 13y ago
Third party votes are how we punish major parties. Case in point:
"if a candidate from e.g. the Green party could actually win an election, the Democrats would just run that candidate on their ticket"
If the Democrats are drifting too far to the right (i.e. the situation we have right now), then liberals need to vote third party -- until the Democrats get their act together.
- AnthonyMouse 13y agoExcept that it doesn't work. Think about what a Democrat has to do to win if a Green candidate is taking 5% of the vote. The Democrat now has 45% of the vote against a Republican with 50%. If they move to the left to take the Green candidate's voters, the Democrat will stay at 45% and leave 55% to the Republican because moving to the left costs the Democrat votes from the middle. What the Democrats would have to do is move to the right, so that they take 10% from the Republican by losing 10% to the Green and end up winning with 40% Republican, 45% Democrat and 15% Green.