• BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    No they are trying to get you to vote for other candidates. Will we see one elected to a major office in the 50 years? Probably not. But it will take even longer if people keep getting stuck in the blue no matter who mindset

    • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      That’s like, “lets clean up the floor while the house is on fire” type thinking. The floor is definitely dirty and needs cleaning but the freaking house is on fire!

      • Neverbeaten@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        That’s why we need to encourage viable, like-minded candidates to run in primaries and then vote for them in primaries. Then, regardless of who wins the primary we vote for the non-fascist.

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      4 months ago

      The “blue no matter who” mindset is the correct mindset right now and for the forseeable future for national (presidential) elections.

      There is no possibility whatsoever that a 3rd party candidate will win the presidency. None. At all. Period. The most popular 3rd party candidate in 2024 only got 0.5% of the total votes cast. And that was in an election where a lot of people were disenfranchised with the two big parties.

      If people want to vote 3rd party, they should be doing it only in local/state elections to help build a 3rd party so that one day it may stand a chance in a national election. Again, not anytime remotely soon.

      Let’s try voting ourselves out of fascism (lol) before we focus on the longterm goal of electing a 3rd party president.