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Ah yes, the spoiler effect.
You can't break the 2 party system that way, that's why they want you to vote 3rd party. That's also why they often fund the 3rd party in the first place.
There are plenty of systems that allow more parties to join without creating this effect. Your idea of 3rd party is not wrong, just wait until the policy is there to support it, or else you are just hurting your chances of being as aligned as can be with the person in office.
The first video in the playlist explains this effect
Or just vote for the lesser of 2 evils for your entire life lol
Beats voting for my opponent directly (which is what 3rd party does in FPTP).
And also people don't make changing the voting system a priority, too busy arguing about abortions and healthcare. That's how you make a change if there is going to be one, not by throwing away your vote.
Make the dems run a real candidate and I won't go 3rd party
"Make the dems run a real candidate or I vote for Trump".
Like that's going to work. That's not how The rules for rulers work