protest.net on Nostr: I think it depends on where you live, in most states, voting third party is a good ...
I think it depends on where you live, in most states, voting third party is a good protest vote. In swing states the US election system punishes honest voting and it’s wiser to be strategic.
The US and every first past the post democracy needs to change to proportional representation if they are serious about being a representative democracy.
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