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Trying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be. (lemmy.world)

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[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Remind me who won in 2016? How do you think all those Bernie supporters felt about the election that was still very much influenced by FPTP dynamics.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago

More voters went from Hillary Clinton to John McCain in 2008 than went from Sanders to Trump in 2016 -Source

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