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3 out of 5 of these elections had Donald Trump as the opposing candidate, there was no other candidate worth voting for given the stakes at play, that’s just a consequence of how our system has been structured. I’d love to vote 3rd party (and have in the past), but if it helps throw the presidency to the opposition, then that doesn’t really help anything.
If you really want to get 3rd party candidates in, start at the local level and build them from the ground up.
And vote in every election! Your apathy is their goal. They don't outnumber us, so they want people to be too disenchanted, overwhelmed, confused, and scared to try to vote against them in high enough numbers. Shitty memes like this one help that cause. Without labels, progressive policies typically get 60-80% support in polls.
The only way to make 3rd party a realistic option is if we switch to a different voting style than FPTP
I just want to know why the fuck 3rd party candidates are never at the major public debates. Everyone who is going to be on the ballot should get some time to speak on a big national stage like that.
The elites don't want you knowing there's more than 2 parties to vote for.
That's another thing. We should stop calling them elite. That's too cool of a word for them.