aelwero , 6 months ago

Don’t be scared… Dont let anyone tell you that voting for Kennedy splits the trump hotel and is really a vote for Biden (or the opposite…)

Google what’s gonna be on your ballot, read the wiki for all of em, and simply mark your ballot with whatever the best option is for you. Not what’s most likely to be a “win vote”, not whatever is most “gamesmanship” friendly for your state.

Your voice, your choice, simply tell them what the best option on the list is. Your own personal big boy/girl/whatever voiced opinion of the best candidate.

takeda , 6 months ago

If you ever read about First Past The Post you would know that 3rd party is only a spoiler, and never wins. In the whole history of the United States a 3rd party never even got close to winning. This is how Gore lost and this is how Hillary lost.

If you want things to change then fight for implementing Ranked Choice Voting.

Eldritch , 6 months ago

Well let’s be 100% honest. Teddy Roosevelt got in under the bull moose party. But it was such extraordinary circumstances it could never be applicable to any other 3rd party run. First he had already been a popular president. But had been abandoned by his party. So he had wide, favorable name recognition and history to run on. Something no other 3rd party candidate has or likely ever will have again.

The average person couldn’t really tell you who Jill Stein is or what she does. Other than run as a spoiler candidate in the green party. People may know Cornell West as an academic. But likely couldn’t tell you much more than that even if they knew that. Kennedy, most people know nothing about him other than his name. And any of the others currently running have less visibility than that.