AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square342fedilinkarrow-up1239arrow-down146
arrow-up1193arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square342fedilink
minus-squareLarmyOfLone@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down3·13 days agoYou’d need to grow the third party / greens by having them become a viable party in local elections and state elections first. The greens have failed to do that. Which means they have no chance except to spoil the election.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·13 days agoThat’s never going to happen
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·13 days ago*without voting system reform
You’d need to grow the third party / greens by having them become a viable party in local elections and state elections first. The greens have failed to do that. Which means they have no chance except to spoil the election.
That’s never going to happen
*without voting system reform
No