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I wouldn't worry about it. I'm told that 3rd party voters are too small a bloc to bother trying to earn their votes.
As I understand, it is true that non-voters are already counted out in statistical predictions, so in essence- yes. 3rd party voters while potentially helpful, are irrelevant to the actual numbers counted towards elections.
Please tell that to the people posting 100 memes a day about 3rd parties wrecking the election.
3rd party voters are too small a bloc to carry a candidate, and pandering to that bloc at the expense of alienating moderates is strategically stupid.
It's like you're building the tallest tower. In a tight contest, every block helps, and a small block might be the difference between a success and failure if the competition is close enough. But trading a big block to get a smaller block is just plain dumb. There's no reason to "earn" something that's mutually exclusive with a more valuable something you already have.
The bourgeoisie politicians will be materially fine win or lose, it's the prole voters who will materially suffer due to their "strategic" 3rd party vote. It stands no chance of winning, and there's no mechanism to associate it with specific complaints. 3rd party voting isn't even effective at the intended goal, it's just a bad play.
But hey, go ahead. FA, FO.
Math is hard, though, can't they just treat voting like a fun self-indulgence and not something that affects peoples' lives?
The dems are FA and will FO. Opposing genocide is not "pandering".
Again, the Democratic politicians will be just fine if they lose, the rest of us won't.
Plenty of people aren't fine now, and the democrats don't care. Elections are won by politicians and campaigning. You can be mad at voters all you want, but it's up to politicians to go out and get the votes.
I've said the same thing twice which you have ignored both times:
The politicians will be fine. The people who suffer are the voters. It is up to the voters to vote in their best interest. You can be mad at politicians all you want, but you have to look out for yourself, and sometimes that means holding your nose and voting against the evil that poses a greater threat to you, your loved ones, and the vulnerable among us.
Who suffers when you proudly declare that fascism lite didn't do enough to earn your vote, while fascism extra strength rounds up minorities and declares women to be property?
Nobody is going to suffer from my vote or non vote.
Women, immigrants, and minorities are "nobody" I guess. Cool, good to know.
How will they be harmed by me voting or not? Me specifically? Good to know you are happy enough with the status quo of murdering tens of thousands of children to not put the slightest amount of pressure on your political leadership.
Me specifically?
No one raindrop is specifically responsible for a flood or drought, but all of them play a role.
not put the slightest amount of pressure on your political leadership.
You'll be glad to know protest voting also does not put the slightest amount of pressure on political leadership. Not only are you not helping Palestinian children one iota, you're also helping women and minorities to lose their rights.