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Lonestarblue

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9. And if the Republican effort to field a No Labels candidate for president succeeds, we'll even more

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2023, 07:08 PM

Aug 2023

votes lost to them. I wish the media would explain that we are not a parliamentary system, and third party candidates who do not get 50% of the vote in a state will get no Electoral College votes. No third party has a chance of getting anywhere close to 50%.

In reality, we have two parties in this country, and they are the only ones that matter. I’ve heard people say that voting for a third party is a protest vote to tell the other two parties that their policies are not liked. Well, guess what, one of the other two parties will win all the EC votes and they don’t care that you threw your vote away. Third-party votes are spoilers and often result in the worst candidate, in this case Trump, winning.

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MI poll shows danger of Cornell West run [View all] WarGamer Aug 2023 OP

There's a reason Bannon is behind this. I hate that slob but he's treacherous. dem4decades Aug 2023 #1

What made me laugh... WarGamer Aug 2023 #2

The entire world knows he's a fake, except Florida. What are we going to do with those idiots? dem4decades Aug 2023 #3

Just like RFK Jr, it's an intel gathering operation to flip swing voters. Initech Aug 2023 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author mobeau69 Aug 2023 #4

Doesn't he have some tax issues he should be dealing with? mobeau69 Aug 2023 #5

Seems Cornel's philosophical about his IRS entanglements... allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #17

lead with this and every taxpayer will not vote for him. ZonkerHarris Aug 2023 #20

That's rich. True things are a "distraction," hitting "below the belt" and flaws are only human. betsuni Aug 2023 #25

If American voters are this stupid they deserve a dictatorship. triron Aug 2023 #6

I don't deserve group punishment n/t Silent3 Aug 2023 #10

Neither do I but I can't change that stupidity triron Aug 2023 #18

Which is exactly why the word "deserve" doesn't work here Silent3 Aug 2023 #21

45% of Jill Stein voters said had they known their vote would've changed the outcome.... LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #7

+1 betsuni Aug 2023 #8

And if the Republican effort to field a No Labels candidate for president succeeds, we'll even more Lonestarblue Aug 2023 #9

Depends ITAL Aug 2023 #15

and then there are the Susan Sarandons of the world Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #22

A party does not need to get 50% of the votes to win the electoral votes. former9thward Aug 2023 #16

You're not going to get 2020-like turnout. 40oz to Freedom Aug 2023 #11

I wish I could say that I'm confident that the Left will turn out in record numbers elocs Aug 2023 #12

Sorry Cornell West is a joke and once he starts talking people will turn away from him kimbutgar Aug 2023 #13

Can Corny JustAnotherGen Aug 2023 #14

The fact that they're tied without him his mind-boggling Polybius Aug 2023 #19

what % are indecided? Recycle_Guru Aug 2023 #23

Will he be running as an independent or Dem? Sugarcoated Aug 2023 #26

Green Party, Jill Stein campaign manager. betsuni Aug 2023 #27

I would cut the title down to " MI poll shows danger" brooklynite Aug 2023 #28