Sen. Joe Manchin and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. will speak at No Labels' Common Sense town hall at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire
That’s not true at all. If 20% of people wrote in Mickey Mouse for their vote, you can be damn sure both parties would be announcing their presidential runs at Disneyworld.
Even if a third party doesn’t win, it’s in the major party’s best interest to adopt policies from that party in order to snipe voters from that third party because:
That party knows those voters will show, it’s a good investment.
The other party might snipe those voters instead.
If neither party adopts anything from that party, the party might grow.
Voting isn’t just a form of choosing a candidate, it’s a form of protest as well. One that takes far less time than a week of picketing. One that’s very powerful as well. 20% of people willing to show up to the polls, and vote nothing… that’s 20% of people willing to vote for the right person should they come along.
a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a wasted vote.
I’d really like for us to adopt rank choice voting.
That’s not true at all. If 20% of people wrote in Mickey Mouse for their vote, you can be damn sure both parties would be announcing their presidential runs at Disneyworld.
Even if a third party doesn’t win, it’s in the major party’s best interest to adopt policies from that party in order to snipe voters from that third party because:
Voting isn’t just a form of choosing a candidate, it’s a form of protest as well. One that takes far less time than a week of picketing. One that’s very powerful as well. 20% of people willing to show up to the polls, and vote nothing… that’s 20% of people willing to vote for the right person should they come along.
But they’ve never done so to date. So until they do so it is a wasted vote