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kripcat.eth 馃帺
@kripcat.eth
I understand the impulse to vote for a third party. And in our Australian preferential voting system, I 100% encourage everyone to put both major parties last regardless of your political orientation simply to secure a more diverse and accountable representative body. But in the US electoral system, what is the practical argument for encouraging people to vote 3rd party? Give the likelihood of success wouldn鈥檛 the energy be better spent advocating for reform of the electoral system?
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et20trader
@et20trader
In Australia that has only led to the Greens getting more votes as they and the ALP are part of the same cabal. So no thanks.
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Well. 1. That hasn鈥檛 been the only outcome. The teals were very successful last election. One Nation secured a few seats. Even the Nationals are a minor party that probably wouldn鈥檛 exist without preferential voting. There has also been consistent independent representation in federal Parliament for decades. 2. Just because you don鈥檛 agree with the Greens doesn鈥檛 mean they shouldn鈥檛 be parliament. That鈥檚 a very authoritarian impulse. The point of the preferential system is to at least give these minority voices a hearing. I don鈥檛 like One Nation about as much as you don鈥檛 like the Greens but I鈥檇 much rather they have a few seats than be dealing with two party system where my only choices are Liberal or Labor.
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et20trader
@et20trader
I made no claim on whether a party should have a voice in parliament or not. You made that part up. Giving preferential votes has tended to strongly favor the Greens and the ALP in marginal seats as has been the case in the state where I used to live.
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