I am so so divided on if I should vote for biden or not. I wanna vote third party to at least do something or should I just stay home and protest and advocate where I can? Thoughts?

  • Yote.zip@pawb.socialEnglish
    3910·
    10 months ago

    Not what you want to hear but voting third party or staying home is the opposite of doing something. It might feel like a moral victory but the practical result will be a vote for the right-wing. Third party candidates are not viable until we get rid of First-Past-the-Post, and unfortunately I have no idea what a realistic way to go about changing that is.

      • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
        133·
        10 months ago

        And voting third party in a FPTP system for a party that hasn’t worked through the lower levels of political power is effectively not voting.

        • leadore@kbin.social
          111·
          10 months ago

          Exactly. A third party that only puts up a candidate for President every four years is not a serious party but a joke. It takes years of work, starting with local and state offices, building support and good candidates, to be a serious alternative party with a wide base of support and chance to actually win national offices.

    • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      Why would the Democrats ever get rid of an electoral system that ensures that they only have to be “not Republican” to win?