AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTrying 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.message-squaremessage-square478fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down1162
arrow-up1934arrow-down1message-squareTrying 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.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square478fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22·4 days agoIn Australia government funding is distributed to political parties based on the number of first preference votes they get as well so even if your first choice doesn’t get in, you still helped them by putting them first.
minus-squarex00za@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoYeah, even getting a party 1 seat can be great. They are required to be heard. They can raise issues which the other parties must address.
In Australia government funding is distributed to political parties based on the number of first preference votes they get as well so even if your first choice doesn’t get in, you still helped them by putting them first.
Yeah, even getting a party 1 seat can be great. They are required to be heard. They can raise issues which the other parties must address.