Letters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald TrumpMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world – 621 points – 1 months agolatimes.com353Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsVoting for Jill Stein is only "taking a vote away" from Harris if you assume that the voter would've voted for Harris without Stein in the race. That's a big assumption and I don't think there's any good reason to make such an assumption.Voting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.In reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to "own the libs" honestly.A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.48 more...
Voting for Jill Stein is only "taking a vote away" from Harris if you assume that the voter would've voted for Harris without Stein in the race. That's a big assumption and I don't think there's any good reason to make such an assumption.Voting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.In reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to "own the libs" honestly.A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.48 more...
Voting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.
In reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to "own the libs" honestly.A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.
A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.
Voting for Jill Stein is only "taking a vote away" from Harris if you assume that the voter would've voted for Harris without Stein in the race.
That's a big assumption and I don't think there's any good reason to make such an assumption.
Voting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.
In reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to "own the libs" honestly.
A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.