As much as I’d love to have a legitimate third party to disappoint me, they’re not going to get anywhere if they can’t win outside of random local elections.
Show me a Green House rep, Senator, or Governor and then we’ll talk about how you’ll inevitably let me down after I vote for you. Until then I’m going to vote for the disappointments who can actually win office.
they’re not going to get anywhere if they can’t win outside of random local elections.
This point seems to be beyond the comprehension of some people (those who aren’t bad faith trolls, anyway). I’ve had so many conversations with people, both online and in person, where they don’t understand that a third party with no offices or political infrastructure cannot win and is just a spoiler party (and in the case of the green party, an obvious joke spoiler party).
Exactly. I get that they can’t win everywhere, and that there’s actually quite a few of them in office all over, but if they can’t put up credible opposition to the Democrats at a multi-state level how the hell are they going to get elected to a national position?
I’m gonna make a deal with the Green Party: If you can get a Senator elected, I’ll vote for you for president.
As much as I’d love to have a legitimate third party to disappoint me, they’re not going to get anywhere if they can’t win outside of random local elections.
Show me a Green House rep, Senator, or Governor and then we’ll talk about how you’ll inevitably let me down after I vote for you. Until then I’m going to vote for the disappointments who can actually win office.
This point seems to be beyond the comprehension of some people (those who aren’t bad faith trolls, anyway). I’ve had so many conversations with people, both online and in person, where they don’t understand that a third party with no offices or political infrastructure cannot win and is just a spoiler party (and in the case of the green party, an obvious joke spoiler party).
Exactly. I get that they can’t win everywhere, and that there’s actually quite a few of them in office all over, but if they can’t put up credible opposition to the Democrats at a multi-state level how the hell are they going to get elected to a national position?
I’m gonna make a deal with the Green Party: If you can get a Senator elected, I’ll vote for you for president.