MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-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 · 27 days agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareMisterScruffy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-226 days 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-squareAnomaline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoIn reality a not insignificant portion of them would probably vote for Trump to “own the libs” honestly.
minus-squarebarsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days 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.
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.