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And depending on your county/state, your vote will do nothing, or help trump. Enjoy.
my vote will add one to the vote total of the candidate for whom i vote. unless that person is trump (it won't be), then i am voting against trump.
That's fun fairy time, but it isn't reality. You need to research how game theory, and the availability (or lack) of true choice works.
You are literally at the precipice of "do I like the giant douche, or the turd sandwich". You cannot have anything else.
Edit in some cases (location dependant) chosing a third means you implicitly choose the distant other
I.e. if the third is closer to Biden than trump (even if very different, it's all about proximity), then you helped trump.
Another flavor: if your district is highly contested, and a trump win is close, a vote for anyone but Biden is a vote FOR trump. You are feeding the uncertainty of contest.
wrong. only a vote for trump helps trump
Literally uneducated response.
I described the situation earlier with you.
If your third party vote is closer to Biden than trump, you just spoiled Biden, thus aiding trump.
This is so simple
you're literally lying about how votes are counted
I've made quite clear that location matters. I've been consistent on that.
it's simple to lie
Prove me wrong, shame me. Display any example of a constrained 2 outcome system where non participation results in non 4 variant outcome.
Help Biden hurt Biden Help trump hurt trump.
society is not a constrained 2 outcome system. your entire premise is wrong.
You are part of society you silly goose
repeating this is starting to feel like i'm being trolled