And this is why we should change that.

"Voting for a third party accomplishes one thing. It takes votes away from one of the other major-party candidates. Given that the status quo favors the Republican candidate – think the Electoral College – voting for a third party is probably going to take votes away from Joe Biden. Whatever you think of him, he’s better than the alternative. (The alternative, by the way, likes making jokes about being a dictator.)

Actually, it accomplishes another thing. It enriches presidential candidates for third parties that do not work in cooperation with one of the major parties. (It’s called “fusion voting.”) For instance, the Green Party — these people know they can’t win. They know the status quo prevents them from winning. They don’t say that, though. In the space between what they know and what their supporters don’t know is a scam. In the absence of systemic change, third parties that don’t cooperate with one of the major parties are inherently exploitative."

  • Omega@lemmy.world
    184·
    2 months ago

    Any third party presidential candidate that aligns mostly (or entirely) with one of the other parties but doesn’t join them is at best chicken shit. If you can’t convince half of the population which is closest to you politically, you’re not going to convince the other half.

    The only way a third party candidate would even theoretically work is if they were moderate (think Joe Manchin) where they would appeal to moderates from both parties.

    Someone like Jill Stein has no business running outside of the Democratic Party. If she can’t convince the Dems, she’s not convincing the rest of the country. Running as a Dem and convincing 26% of voters is her best road to the presidency, but she knows she’ll never get that much support.

    • anticolonialist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      823·
      2 months ago

      She’s running outside the Democratic Party because she is not Democrat. That’s asking you, why don’t you vote for Republicans

      • ravhall
        203·
        2 months ago

        Jill won’t do a thing for Gaza. She’s just trying to get votes. She is no different.

          • ravhall
            41·
            2 months ago

            Already answered in the above comment.

            • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
              34·
              2 months ago

              No? Its an answer for why she says she wants to help Gaza. But once she’s elected, even if you think everything she does is just to serve her self interests, why would she continue US support for Israels genocide? She doesnt receive AIPAC funding like democrats do. In fact she’s called for them to be registered as a foreign agent.

              • ravhall
                41·
                2 months ago

                She won’t do anything. Jill isn’t Bernie. She’s another shill.

                • blazera@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  34·
                  2 months ago

                  And? Read my comment. Even if she’s as self serving as you think she is, you still havent given a self serving explanation as to why she wouldnt.

        • anticolonialist@lemmy.worldEnglish
          922·
          2 months ago

          I have more trust in what third party candidates are saying compared to the people Like Democrats that come out of the woodwork every four years to talk progressive and then go back to legislating like Republicans for the next three years.