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minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·6 months ago I’m just advising you on how to actually achieve what you say you want. but you’re wrong. so i’m not taking your “advice”
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months ago3rd parties cannot win presidential elections. That has been true for every election in the history of America. And you have the arrogance to say that’s wrong?
minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoit’s wrong to say that they can win but only if you don’t vote for them. it makes no sense at all.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoWhat? No it’s just mathematically impossible for them to win.
minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoit’s impossible to win… if people don’t vote for you.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoEven if they do, still can’t win. Do you not know how first past the post voting works?
minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agothe only way any candidate wins is people voting for them
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoI ask again, do you know how first past the post voting works?
minus-squareVictoria Antoinette @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoit’s not a magic phrase that makes it possible for someone to win without getting votes.
but you’re wrong. so i’m not taking your “advice”
3rd parties cannot win presidential elections. That has been true for every election in the history of America. And you have the arrogance to say that’s wrong?
it’s wrong to say that they can win but only if you don’t vote for them. it makes no sense at all.
What? No it’s just mathematically impossible for them to win.
it’s impossible to win… if people don’t vote for you.
Even if they do, still can’t win. Do you not know how first past the post voting works?
the only way any candidate wins is people voting for them
I ask again, do you know how first past the post voting works?
it’s not a magic phrase that makes it possible for someone to win without getting votes.