Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party

Re:Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party by hakfoo on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:08AM (#28781743)

I wonder if it's seen as a necessary evil for perceived relevance. If you aren't running a presidential candidate, it feels like an admission that you're a local player without the resources to run a big, expensive campaign.

I wonder if there's anything to be learned from those weird "secondary" parties you see in some states. It will be like "Working Families Party" or whatever, with a Democratic or Republican candidate for President and few unique of down-ballot names.

I'm not sure exactly how those work. Might be just a way to use some legacy "default ballot access" In my state, a candidate supplied by any of the four largest parties would get on the ballot, even if only 15 people actually voted for the Green or Libertarian.

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Re:Andrew Yang Founds the Forward Party by bobthepanda on Thursday October 07, 2021 @01:45PM (#28789740)

Perceived relevance hardly matters if you never win seats, though.

Electoral margins, particularly in downballot elections, are very very slim. For City Council of New York, which is a fairly powerful local position, you are looking at margins in the hundreds or thousands of voters, and combined with how thin legislative majorities tend to be, can form a significant wedge to wield.

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