Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 months agoDefensive Votinglocklemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square424fedilinkarrow-up1683
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minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoNot in America. If you vote third party, your vote doesn’t get counted in the big race.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 months agoThose votes do get counted. For example, we know that in 2024 Stein got 862,049 votes.
minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoI mean it doesn’t have any bearing on electing the president
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt has just as much bearing as voting for any other candidate.
minus-squarealmost_genocide@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s funny how well liberals like yourself understand the electoral college in this context. But then if I say a non-voter in a deep blue state didn’t have any bearing on Trump getting elected and suddenly the principle matters.
Not in America. If you vote third party, your vote doesn’t get counted in the big race.
Those votes do get counted. For example, we know that in 2024 Stein got 862,049 votes.
I mean it doesn’t have any bearing on electing the president
It has just as much bearing as voting for any other candidate.
It’s funny how well liberals like yourself understand the electoral college in this context. But then if I say a non-voter in a deep blue state didn’t have any bearing on Trump getting elected and suddenly the principle matters.