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Really you don't need to read more than one chart:

If you vote for anyone other than Harris, you're voting for Trump:

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 days ago (4 children)

If Americans want a third choice support ranked choice voting

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

^ THIS ^ - As I said elsewhere... Jesus, if ALASKA can do it...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There are two states where ranked choice exists apparently. Are these the states that the third parties are spending money in? They'd be the most likely places for them to win and show they are viable in any way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't know the second state, Portland has it for the first time at the local level and that's turning into a clown car, I cannot WAIT to see how it works out in practice!

So far:

118 candidates running for 14 offices:

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/09/06/118-candidates-portland-election/?outputType=amp

One losing union support over mass traffic violations:

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/09/10/liuna-local-737-pulls-endorsement-of-carmen-rubio-following-story-about-poor-driving-record/

Multiple being investigated by the Secretary of State for trading donations to meet matching funds thresholds:

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/09/05/council-candidates-discussed-trading-donations-to-leverage-public-matching-funds/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Second state is Maine.

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

This is the way. It's perfectly okay to want to support a third party, but it isn't done by wasting your FPTP vote.

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

yeah we need to make it less dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Or STAR voting. Or anything but FPTP.

https://youtu.be/Nu4eTUafuSc