• Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    25
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Don’t vote Democrat, vote third party I hear! Me, I’m like well with first past the post voting this is impractical and could help empower fascists to take over, but let’s see what options we got.

    /opens box of third party candidates, before gently closing it and walking away

    Yeah no, Biden still best option, these guys are nutters. It makes sense though, a sensible candidate would run in the democratic primaries, rather than hurting their own purported causes by running in the general in a first past the post election. It’s why you saw Bernie Sanders, an independent, running in the democratic primary, and not out there helping to siphon votes to fascists by running as a third party in the general against Biden.

    Anyways, let’s focus on continuing to empower politicians that want to improve our voting system (usually has been democrats, though with an exception in Alaska). This starts at the local level, but we’re getting more and more federal offices now with ranked choice voting. Once you have that, then better quality third party candidates will follow, knowing they can fairly safely run without harming their own causes.

    • PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      Biden can be the best option for you, and it can still be imperative that we vote third party. If you think the dems and repubs are ever going to give up FPTP, you’re insane.

      State ballot access is a big deal that can impact local elections as well.