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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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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like who?

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know where you live so I don't have any relevant suggestions, sorry.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Name anyone anywhere

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You know that's not how elections work, but if you're genuinely interested here are some lists of third-party candidates in the US:

You can find comparable lists on the sites of many more non-frivolous political third parties in which you may be interested, which can probably be found from their Wikipedia entries.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know that's not how elections work

WTF are you talking about? That's exactly how they work, and its what the person I replied to suggested I do about it.

here are some lists of third-party candidates in the US:

This is just a list of people I've been repeatedly told in this thread that I should not vote for...?

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This thread, specifically this comment, is telling you you should vote for alternative parties at state and local levels. The idea is to build up that third party's actual presence in government from the ground up, which is a far superior strategy to splitting a critical presidential race and feeling like you've accomplished anything good.