The same goes for third parties in First Past the Post systems. - eviltoast
  • Bruncvik@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    From what I’ve read, the two times Trump won, many Democrats felt that they were denied this choice, which left them disillusioned, and they didn’t vote. I don’t think that’s the main reason for Trump’s victory, but what you touched on was definitely a factor in the Democrats’ loss.

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      4 hours ago

      I wonder how many times we need this to happen for people to learn that letting others make your choices for you will often lead to your worst possible option.