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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 2 points 3 days ago

and have edge cases where someone unpopular gets elected

As opposed to the current system, where someone unpopular always gets elected?

Making major changes to a system that has worked for 248 years

It hasn't worked. It's deeply flawed and we currently use the worst-possible process, rooted in ancient history.