Re:Sergey Brin Calls On Politicians To Abandon Political Par...
by oofabz on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @04:50PM
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Why? People have been voting third party for more than a hundred years and it hasn't worked. The duopoly is still in power, ignoring you with impunity. All you're doing is giving up your chance to affect the election.
If you want more options the only way to get them is electoral reform. First we need to get rid of the electoral college so your vote matters even if you don't live in Ohio. The way to achieve this is to get your state to sign the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Then, we need to start holding runoff elections when no candidate gets 50%, so you can vote third party without throwing away your vote.
If you want more options the only way to get them is electoral reform. First we need to get rid of the electoral college so your vote matters even if you don't live in Ohio. The way to achieve this is to get your state to sign the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
Then, we need to start holding runoff elections when no candidate gets 50%, so you can vote third party without throwing away your vote.