“Yes don’t vote at all to get rid of fascism”

  • Ledericas@lemm.ee
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    7 hours ago

    Republicans also use 3rd party as a spoiler and to siphon off D voters too.

    • Michael@slrpnk.net
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      5 hours ago

      Whether they use them intentionally or not, we need voting reform. In the 2024 election, third-parties barely made a dent — they weren’t a spoiler.

      FPTP is exactly why third-parties can be a “spoiler”. There are plenty of valid alternative voting systems to explore that are way more fair and democratic.

      And it doesn’t sound very democratic of the Democratic Party to repeatedly and systematically restrict ballot access through lawsuits. Ballot access is hard enough for third-parties to achieve in most states.