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I'm a green voter. I have voted green in the past three presidential elections, and intend to do so again this year. If you have an argument as to why that's a bad idea that isn't one that I've heard before, get in touch!
I have a question...do you actually expect them to ever win without voting reform?
If it wasn't for democrats and republicans spoiling the election, yes!
so, no.
Not voting for a party decreaces their odds of winning.
you've probably heard this before, but you've been voting republican for three elections. the fact that you've heard it before doesn't make it untrue, it just makes you vote republican on purpose.
I heard that argument in 2016 and it hadn't become any less false than it was then.
33.1% of eligible voters didn't vote in 2020, 40.8% didn't vote in 2016. Your priorities are misplaced. You should be more concerned about these nonvoters, they outnumber third party voters seventeenfold and are far less stubborn.
You haven't changed my mind.
I mean I was green but I left it after the party nominees were all garbage rich fucks who mostly just seem to like being popular and having money.
Plus after the hissy fit of blaming other parties for not getting their own paperwork in order and demanding the party members not vote in protest which doesn't respect the importance of voting.
But hey you do you.
Is there a party without rich fucks? I would prefer that but I'm yet to find one.
Because of the nature of FPTP voting it only matters if you're in a swing state. If you're voting green from a solidly blue state, keep at it, but if you're in i.e. Michigan or Nevada, please reconsider.
My only regret in 2016 was not living in a swing state. I know how ftpt works.
Democrats can earn my vote by implementing ranked choice voting. They're a solid 3rd choice pick on the ballot.