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[–] protist@mander.xyz 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Vote third party, because if they get even like 5% in a general election they qualify for federal funding and might get taken more seriously.

The Reform Party proves this statement false, as do the Green and Libertarian Parties, which regularly achieve over 5% in down-ballot races.

In our system of voting, if you're anywhere left of center, a vote for a 3rd party candidate is a vote for the Republican. If we had a parliamentary system, or if you have ranked-choice voting where you live, sure, vote 3rd party. Otherwise, you need to be voting for the Democrat, because the very real alternative is so much worse.

I mean, you're concerned about our crumbling infrastructure, so you should be stoked about what Biden got passed last year, right? I want more of that, and in order to have more of that we need a Democratic House and more Democrats in the Senate