Don’t tell them they’re taking the wrong action, tell them they’re taking the right action at the wrong time.
The key to getting more 3rd party support is to start 4 years ago, right after the last major election. The second best time to start is today, right after a major election. The WORST time to start supporting a third party candidate is right before a major election in a swing state with no party presence. Tell them to get to work. They won’t get to be another major party, and they won’t change the electoral system, but they can scare a major party into adopting one, maybe two of their policy positions. Sorry but that’s just the best you can hope for if you’re trying to change the system by voting.
Don’t tell them they’re taking the wrong action, tell them they’re taking the right action at the wrong time.
I do. All the time.
I cannot express to you how many times before the election I typed comments explaining that it makes sense for them to vote 3rd party in local/state elections, but not in presidential elections now or in the foreseeable future. It takes time and a lot of effort.
They don’t care. It’s like talking to a brick wall. They want what they want and they want it now and if they don’t get it then we get to have an anti-democratic felon rapist as president.
They’re effectively children and now that we have an anti-democratic felon rapist as our president I’m done being nice to them.
Don’t tell them they’re taking the wrong action, tell them they’re taking the right action at the wrong time.
The key to getting more 3rd party support is to start 4 years ago, right after the last major election. The second best time to start is today, right after a major election. The WORST time to start supporting a third party candidate is right before a major election in a swing state with no party presence. Tell them to get to work. They won’t get to be another major party, and they won’t change the electoral system, but they can scare a major party into adopting one, maybe two of their policy positions. Sorry but that’s just the best you can hope for if you’re trying to change the system by voting.
I do. All the time.
I cannot express to you how many times before the election I typed comments explaining that it makes sense for them to vote 3rd party in local/state elections, but not in presidential elections now or in the foreseeable future. It takes time and a lot of effort.
They don’t care. It’s like talking to a brick wall. They want what they want and they want it now and if they don’t get it then we get to have an anti-democratic felon rapist as president.
They’re effectively children and now that we have an anti-democratic felon rapist as our president I’m done being nice to them.
If your actions aren’t directly helping to prevent Republicans gaining control, then you’re part of the problem