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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (16 children)

If you live in a state that has even a slight chance to go red, yes, you should vote for Kamala. But if you live in a comfortably Blue or Red state, you should vote for the party that best reflects your ideology. I always vote for the farthest left candidate because I think that if my representatives see a strong third-party showing for a left-wing ideology, it will make them think twice before they pivot to the center.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (8 children)

For the editor and anyone else who does not understand math: people voting for Trump means Trump gets a vote.

A vote for Jill Stein means Trump does not get a vote.

Would you rather have someone vote third party or vote Trump?

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

For industryStandard and whoever else may not understand FPTP: a vote for Kamala is a vote against Trump

A vote for Jill Stein is not a vote against Trump, and in fact hurts Kamala's chances the same way a Republican voting for RFK hurts Trump's chances

Would you rather have someone vote to stop Trump or throw away their vote?

[–] eacapesamsara@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

This is illogical, as it assumes someone voting for stein would vote for Harris, which isn't the case.

[–] PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jill stein is running against Trump

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Jill Stein is literally only running to steal Kamala votes to improve the chances of Trump winning

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