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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 77 points 2 months ago (64 children)

Turns out, if you're further left than either realistic candidate (because FPTP), it makes it really easy to figure out who you should vote for. "I wonder if I should vote for the person who's not left enough for my liking, or the one is so far beyond that as to be the diametric opposite of left. Whatever shall I do?"

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, the electoral college isn't actually FPTP, it's even worse than that.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago

You’re not wrong. I was keeping it simple.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

eh. one thing is to choose a candidate who seem less bad somehow, another is to be an actual liberal.

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