They booed former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who currently leads in polling in some swing states. They rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate who is polling at 15% in some polls.
Unfortunately our democracy is flawed, and our election system punishes similar candidates who run against each other in the general election.
Because of this, our political parties are more like coalitions, made up various groups with overlapping goals, who choose one candidate through a primary, so that they don’t cannibalize each other in the general election.
This means that those who run third party anyway are either looking for publicity, cynically playing the spoiler, or fools.
“What does success look like for third-party candidates?” - non-existent until we get past FPTP. Why is this a headline?
Haha no shit it “looks like” 270 ec votes…
Because in a democracy we can vote for whomever we choose. Biden, Trump, third party, write in, no vote.
Seems the party that’s going to save democracy doesn’t like democracy very much.
Unfortunately our democracy is flawed, and our election system punishes similar candidates who run against each other in the general election.
Because of this, our political parties are more like coalitions, made up various groups with overlapping goals, who choose one candidate through a primary, so that they don’t cannibalize each other in the general election.
This means that those who run third party anyway are either looking for publicity, cynically playing the spoiler, or fools.
Why change a system that has helped people with their beliefs stay in power?
Ah but not just anyone can win…only the person who gets more than 270 ec votes… otherwise Congress just gets to choose