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Seeing a lot of this lately... (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by realitista to c/comicstrips

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That seems like an over-simplified or even naive example. Like, a candidate moving their platform has just as much chance to lose 5% of their base as it does picking up those third party votes.

Also, realistically, there isn't one singular thing that people vote third party for - there's lots of little "one things" that particular individuals vote third party over, so it's a more difficult matter than simply "moving closer to those party's positions" - it's going out and figuring out what exact positions those votes left you for and trying to incorporate them piecemeal into your platform, all in a way that maintains your current base, or at least gains you more votes than you lose...

IDK man, I don't see the draw there. Surely it's much easier to find that 5% in centrists or undecided voters, rather than the very principled people that decide to vote third party.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ok then, if they believe they can win without me and people like me, then they can go right ahead. But I'd better not hear anyone blame the left when the democrats move right and lose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I won't be blaming the left. I'll be blaming a lack of voting reform, because I don't think voting for a third party is an effective solution.