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I've discussed this poster in other threads. I suspect that the user is a real person using an LLM to respond to messages, but they enter the chat when directly called out on it, and give a human response to sow confusion.
However, as you can see from the OP response you directly responded to and others in the thread, the "LLM"-style responses are laser focused on splitting the left vote. They always jump to "stop trying to silence my third party vote" straw men arguments, and don't respond directly to the points being made (except when accused of being a bot, and then they respond to that).
At the very least, the user is extremely suspicious and not credible.
Yeah, I think that’s a very reasonable assessment.
I like to come to conversations in a good-faith manner anyway, cuz I mean, you never know for sure.
But of course, there’s a limit to that, especially when they stop answering your questions, and later straight up say “you will never change my mind about XYZ” like that’s a good-faith thing to say.
I agree that your hypothesis seems likely. You can see a sharp shift in tone too, between "LLM-style" essays and then sudden abrupt uses of stuff like "lmao" and smiley faces ":)". I'm surprised they've been able to avoid being banned, but I guess they seem very focused on skirting the rules by the letter of the law. I would argue they don't engage in good-faith arguments, but maybe that's not bannable, what do I know.
I still can't say for sure whether they are intending on promoting third-party voting for political reasons, or if they're just addicted to arguing online and have found a fertile hunting ground.
This has been my exact suspicion as well. A staggering number of their responses fall end with 'Well I am voting third party whether you like it or not. Accept that.', or some variation of that kind of a phrase.