FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 29 days agoJust a reminderlemmy.worldimagemessage-square451linkfedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down1135file-textcross-posted to: A_new_socialism_communism@lemmy.worldpoliticalmemes@lemmy.worldpoliticalmemes@lemmy.world
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minus-squareZexks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·29 days agoAnd how does voting green alter that dicotomy for the better.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·29 days agoBegging the question
minus-squareedible_funk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·28 days agoWhat is the spoiler effect?
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·28 days agoThe only people in favor of the spoiler effect want Republicans to win.
minus-squareedible_funk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·28 days agoNobody is in favor of it because it causes the republicans to win. But it exists whether you acknowledge it or not, third party votes in generals are votes for republicans in most cases.
And how does voting green alter that dicotomy for the better.
It wastes your vote.
Begging the question
What is the spoiler effect?
The only people in favor of the spoiler effect want Republicans to win.
Nobody is in favor of it because it causes the republicans to win. But it exists whether you acknowledge it or not, third party votes in generals are votes for republicans in most cases.