MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1706
arrow-up1706external-linkLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square225linkfedilink
minus-squareMisterScruffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-28 months agoVoting for Jill Stein is only “taking a vote away” from Harris if you assume that the voter would’ve voted for Harris without Stein in the race. That’s a big assumption and I don’t think there’s any good reason to make such an assumption.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 months agoVoting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.
minus-squareAnomaline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoIn reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to “own the libs” honestly.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoA not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.
Voting for Jill Stein is only “taking a vote away” from Harris if you assume that the voter would’ve voted for Harris without Stein in the race.
That’s a big assumption and I don’t think there’s any good reason to make such an assumption.
Voting for a minor party in terms of the effect on the outcome is approximately equivalent to not voting.
In reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to “own the libs” honestly.
A not insignificant portion of them will vote for Donald because they are MAGAs cosplaying about wanting a third party.