As a west supporter I’m fine with this. Though I’m not fully convinced on the magnitude of the spoiler effect, eg. If 2% want to vote for west that doesn’t mean that those 2% vote for Kamala if he’s off the ballot, they’ll most likely just not vote. The race in Penn seems really tight though so anything to get Harris over the line is good.
If you arent in a swing state ( eg. Margin bigger then 10%) and think Kamala’s tacking too far right then id recommend looking into west. He and stein get a lot of slander on here because people are deathly afraid of spoilers but his platform is actually pretty good if you want to do a protest vote. Again in a non-swing state so everyone doesn’t come after me for “helping trump”
Just so you know, they’ll still come after you because you’re not voting for Harris. People like to accuse us of being Trump voters just for not falling in line. Apparently, we’re part of some conspiracy to get Trump back in office by… supporting third parties on Lemmy of all places? Yeah, because Lemmy’s totally not hostile to third-party voters, right? Clearly, our “Russian agents being paid in Russian bitcoinz” plan is working flawlessly.
But seriously, I thought I’d be into West at first too, but I never felt like he was genuine, even if I respect what he’s trying to do. I admire anyone who takes a shot at the Duopoly, even if they’re not getting my vote.
As a west supporter I’m fine with this. Though I’m not fully convinced on the magnitude of the spoiler effect, eg. If 2% want to vote for west that doesn’t mean that those 2% vote for Kamala if he’s off the ballot, they’ll most likely just not vote. The race in Penn seems really tight though so anything to get Harris over the line is good.
If you arent in a swing state ( eg. Margin bigger then 10%) and think Kamala’s tacking too far right then id recommend looking into west. He and stein get a lot of slander on here because people are deathly afraid of spoilers but his platform is actually pretty good if you want to do a protest vote. Again in a non-swing state so everyone doesn’t come after me for “helping trump”
Well said.
Just so you know, they’ll still come after you because you’re not voting for Harris. People like to accuse us of being Trump voters just for not falling in line. Apparently, we’re part of some conspiracy to get Trump back in office by… supporting third parties on Lemmy of all places? Yeah, because Lemmy’s totally not hostile to third-party voters, right? Clearly, our “Russian agents being paid in Russian bitcoinz” plan is working flawlessly.
But seriously, I thought I’d be into West at first too, but I never felt like he was genuine, even if I respect what he’s trying to do. I admire anyone who takes a shot at the Duopoly, even if they’re not getting my vote.