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no one fucking told me about states banning RCV during all that yapping on here about how i should VOTE THIRD PARTY OR ELSE IM COMPLICIT in the DNCs CRIMES

it may or may not be joever, very blackpilled at this moment

edit it’s actually 10 states. 5 in the past two months.

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ilost7489@lemmy.ca
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In FPTP, not really because voting third party can split the vote between multiple parties meaning that none of them get a relative majority of votes and their common opponent wins instead. The system encourages you to vote for the next closes party that is the most likely to get more votes (strategic voting). It entirely favours a 2 party dynamic

This is a good video explanation that you may have seen before as it is popular

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Shardikprime@lemmy.world
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But that’s the point of a new party, to split the votes. In the end you need to create a wedge big enough that neither side can ignore

But again, that takes way too much from people. They need to take the L a few times before actually pulling something worthwhile

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PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world
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that video illustrates the problem with strategic voting: it consolidates parties. the lesson you sohuld learn from it is that strategic voting is actually voting against your own interest.

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This. Thinking that strategic way got them into this mess in the first place

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