• tomenzgg@midwest.social
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    7 hours ago

    The properties of a local election where one of the major parties backs the third party candidate does change the viability of that third party candidate in the election. But…

    That doesn’t suddenly mean that’s the candidate I want to win or that I think that’s the candidate everyone should vote for. I feel like we should be able to say Cuomo would have better odds without that inherently meaning we should vote for Cuomo.

    I was trying to help explain what material properties affect this to help explain why this election would not be convincing evidence to a person who argues against voting for a third party in a presidential election (where neither of the major parties are backing said third party).

    I didn’t think that talking about the reasoning of such a person to understand their logic would suddenly mean that I thought voting for the third party was the thing to do or especially that I was advocating for voting for the serial sexual harasser.

    I…don’t know how else to explain that these are separate things. I feel like I’ve addressed you in good faith repeatedly while you’ve just insisted I’ve been secretly lying.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I…don’t know how else to explain that these are separate things.

      I understand what you’re saying. I’m just not buying that you’re not saying that it’s a different situation for any reason other than a progressive won.