Balkingpoints.com on Nostr: A vote for a 3rd party also-ran or deciding not to vote at all, is a half-vote for ...

A vote for a 3rd party also-ran or deciding not to vote at all, is a half-vote for the worst candidate. You let that person face less opposition and if that candidate barely wins, you helped he or she do it.

Aka the Bernie Militants syndrome from 2016.

You aren't ever going to get utopia at the ballot box. You show up to stop the worst outcome, every time. Then push your priorities forward from there.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-i-wont-vote-for-the-lesser-of?r=br61&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email