Re:On Our Abusive Relationship with Mozilla’s Firefox
by BeetleB on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:55PM
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> It probably makes much more sense to vote 3rd party locally until such a time as your favored party becomes big enough to actually matter in Federal elections.
In practice it often works the other way round: Left leaning Democrats or right leaning Republicans are easier to find at a local level, obviating the need for 3rd party candidates. It just gets rarer and rarer as you get to the president, and that's why at that level a lot of people vote 3rd party.
As an example, lots of people who support single-payer health care have been elected amongst the Democrats.
In practice it often works the other way round: Left leaning Democrats or right leaning Republicans are easier to find at a local level, obviating the need for 3rd party candidates. It just gets rarer and rarer as you get to the president, and that's why at that level a lot of people vote 3rd party.
As an example, lots of people who support single-payer health care have been elected amongst the Democrats.