MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down163
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minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down9·4 hours agoFor the editor and anyone else who does not understand math: people voting for Trump means Trump gets a vote. A vote for Jill Stein means Trump does not get a vote. Would you rather have someone vote third party or vote Trump?
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 hour agoFor industryStandard and whoever else may not understand FPTP: a vote for Kamala is a vote against Trump A vote for Jill Stein is not a vote against Trump, and in fact hurts Kamala’s chances the same way a Republican voting for RFK hurts Trump’s chances Would you rather have someone vote to stop Trump or throw away their vote?
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoExactly! I’ll share your downvotes…but you’re right.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 hour agoFor industryStandard and whoever else may not understand FPTP: a vote for Kamala is a vote against Trump A vote for Jill Stein is not a vote against Trump, and in fact hurts Kamala Would you rather have someone vote to stop Trump or throw away their vote?
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 hours agoThe whole thing feels like an argument intended to push people away rather than rally support.
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours agoI’ve noticed a LOT of Lemmy’s seem to want to push people away rather than welcome or rally support when it comes to uncommitted voters or third-party voters… Very surprising to me.
minus-squarechakan2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoCorporate says spot the difference here.
For the editor and anyone else who does not understand math: people voting for Trump means Trump gets a vote.
A vote for Jill Stein means Trump does not get a vote.
Would you rather have someone vote third party or vote Trump?
For industryStandard and whoever else may not understand FPTP: a vote for Kamala is a vote against Trump
A vote for Jill Stein is not a vote against Trump, and in fact hurts Kamala’s chances the same way a Republican voting for RFK hurts Trump’s chances
Would you rather have someone vote to stop Trump or throw away their vote?
Exactly! I’ll share your downvotes…but you’re right.
For industryStandard and whoever else may not understand FPTP: a vote for Kamala is a vote against Trump
A vote for Jill Stein is not a vote against Trump, and in fact hurts Kamala
Would you rather have someone vote to stop Trump or throw away their vote?
The whole thing feels like an argument intended to push people away rather than rally support.
I’ve noticed a LOT of Lemmy’s seem to want to push people away rather than welcome or rally support when it comes to uncommitted voters or third-party voters… Very surprising to me.
Corporate says spot the difference here.