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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

33% people vote blue, 33% people vote red , 34% people vote third party. Third party wins.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    Yes, but that's magical thinking. The spoiler effect affects voting behavior. You aren't going to get 33% of voters to do that. Even if that did miraculously happen, the "blue" voter is faced with the spoiler effect in the subsequent elections; the point is that voters generally understand that splitting the vote is counter-productive.

    This is not up for debate, it's a well defined phenomenon.

    If you want more than two parties, push to move from plurality voting.

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