I’ve been voting in every election since I turned 18. That whole time pretty much was, “Don’t vote third party because you’re throwing your vote away.” That logic has been used by the establishment for that entire time to justify not changing, not supporting socialist candidates, and amplifying the ratcheting effect. I WILL NOT hold my nose anymore. I’ll write in a candidate. If anything, we should start coordinating outside of the established news structure and CHOOSE a third-party candidate to vote for and write in when the two options are garbage. Your vote is your vote, and every time you compromise your priorities to vote against your own beliefs and interests, you are playing their game.
TLDR: I’ll write in my own chosen candidate before I ever hold my nose for Democrats again, and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can say to change my mind.
I’ve been voting in every election since I turned 18. That whole time pretty much was, “Don’t vote third party because you’re throwing your vote away.” That logic has been used by the establishment for that entire time to justify not changing, not supporting socialist candidates, and amplifying the ratcheting effect. I WILL NOT hold my nose anymore. I’ll write in a candidate. If anything, we should start coordinating outside of the established news structure and CHOOSE a third-party candidate to vote for and write in when the two options are garbage. Your vote is your vote, and every time you compromise your priorities to vote against your own beliefs and interests, you are playing their game.
TLDR: I’ll write in my own chosen candidate before I ever hold my nose for Democrats again, and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can say to change my mind.