How’d that work out for Nader in 2000 when he didn’t even get to 3%? Was it worth it, when nearly 100k people voted for him in Florida, and Gore lost to Bush by a margin of only 537 votes? Would the environmentalists who supported Nader be more appreciative of Bush’s outcome than they would have been if Gores?

Third parties are great. We absolutely need them. But they cannot and will not ever get a foothold starting at the top of the ballot. Yang really has the right idea in The Forward Party, starting down ballot before even contemplating higher office. It’s the only way another party will ever get any significant standing.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

gore didn't lose that election

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It shouldn’t have even been a question in the first place. 100k people thought Gore wasn’t good enough for them, and as a result, they all got us Bush.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

the supreme Court got us bush. the military industrial complex got us bush.

[–] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Right wingers probably said this same shit when Biden got elected

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Nah they just say he didn’t.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yang really has the right idea in The Forward Party, starting down ballot before even contemplating higher office. It’s the only way another party will ever get any significant standing.

if you think that, you should put energy toward that. but I don't and won't.