AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square479fedilinkarrow-up11.09K
arrow-up11.09Kmessage-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square479fedilink
minus-squareano_ba_to@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 days agoProgress is slow. Start with killing the popularity of the second party/party you absolutely don’t align with/party that will move the needle away from your party first.
minus-squareOlgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoAnd then you promptly split the vote, allowing a party ideologically furthest from you to dominate.
Progress is slow. Start with killing the popularity of the second party/party you absolutely don’t align with/party that will move the needle away from your party first.
And then you promptly split the vote, allowing a party ideologically furthest from you to dominate.