[–] 12 points 2 years ago

It's typically a safe assumption as most of the time when people are talking about voting third party the third party candidate is most similar to the Democrat on the ballot.

But of course if the person wasn't going to vote if the third party candidate wasn't on the ballot then their lack of a vote is ensuring that the candidate they like the least has an easier time winning.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Liberals and moderates by not materially compromising with leftists and progressives

    They are way more likely to do so than Republicans that's for sure

    All you have to do is look at voting records to see that

    All you have to do is see the break down for who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act for an easy example

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    And by not voting you're ensuring that positive change will have a much harder time occuring.

    Local elections are very important and pushing for more progressive local candidates can help to influence policies on the national stage. And if there's no candidates you like in your locality you can try to run yourself.

    There's more elections than just the election for president.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    There's no such thing as the perfect candidate so voting for the person you hate the least is the best option for preventing the person you hate the most from winning.

    I'm not a fan of Biden but he's way fucking better than trump and his fellow Republicans.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago

    Don't make the mistake of believing that just because you haven't seen something that it doesn't exist.

    We all exist in media bubbles and in those bubbles we miss a lot. By seeing this meme you could say that your media bubble has finally bumped into the bubble where people openly talk about not voting.

    Hell there's comments in this comment section on the note of not voting.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Local elections are also very important and really need participation. Like if you wanted that fee for mail-in voting to go away that would likely be a decision made by local politicians.

    And without voting there's no hope for change for the better

    Congratulations on ensuring our system has a harder time improving

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