CoderSupreme@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 days agoWhy do American ballots have more than two choices, when the news media has spent their time pretending there are only two?programming.devimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down141file-text
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageWhy do American ballots have more than two choices, when the news media has spent their time pretending there are only two?programming.devCoderSupreme@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 days agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
When you get your ballot and there’s 10 choices but all year the media pretends there’s only two, that should tell you something’s seriously broken
minus-squareOhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoSometimes a “3rd party” candidate will drop out of the race and endorse one oh the “big two” (see RFK Jr. for example) or they will remain in the race and “secretly” act as a “spoiler” to siphon votes away from their ally’s opponent.
Sometimes a “3rd party” candidate will drop out of the race and endorse one oh the “big two” (see RFK Jr. for example) or they will remain in the race and “secretly” act as a “spoiler” to siphon votes away from their ally’s opponent.