AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square423fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down1153
arrow-up1930arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square423fedilink
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoIn Australia government funding is distributed to political parties based on the number of first preference votes they get as well so even if your first choice doesn’t get in, you still helped them by putting them first.
In Australia government funding is distributed to political parties based on the number of first preference votes they get as well so even if your first choice doesn’t get in, you still helped them by putting them first.