You break the 2 party system that forces you to vote for someone you dislike or someone you dislike more.
(Redacted: Tons of American Presidents have been third party.
Reason: a) Thought Theodore Roosevelt won as bull moose and b) misunderstood when I heard about “Democratic-Republican”, “Federalist”, and “Whig” Presidents.)
The modern delusion that a vote for a GOOD candidate is a wasted vote is horse shit.
Zero American Presidents have been third-party. The only election where a candidate outside the two major parties of the era got a large-ish share of votes was in 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt ran in the Bull Moose party and split the Republican vote. (edit: maybe 1860 too)
Yes, that would be great, but it requires changing the voting system. Unfortunately, the people with the power to do it have a strong incentive to block it.
You break the 2 party system that forces you to vote for someone you dislike or someone you dislike more.
(Redacted: Tons of American Presidents have been third party.
Reason: a) Thought Theodore Roosevelt won as bull moose and b) misunderstood when I heard about “Democratic-Republican”, “Federalist”, and “Whig” Presidents.)
The modern delusion that a vote for a GOOD candidate is a wasted vote is horse shit.
Zero American Presidents have been third-party. The only election where a candidate outside the two major parties of the era got a large-ish share of votes was in 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt ran in the Bull Moose party and split the Republican vote. (edit: maybe 1860 too)
Here’s a graphic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PartyVotes-Presidents.png
Thanks for the graphic. Doesn’t change my stance, but corrects some misconceptions that I had.
No, it is not. (It is horse shit in the sense of being a terrible situation, but it is not a delusion.)
Here’s a simple explanation of why it’s a wasted vote, especially if the race is close:
Politics in the Animal Kingdom
Yes, that would be great, but it requires changing the voting system. Unfortunately, the people with the power to do it have a strong incentive to block it.
It requires changing the voting system in every state individually.