On 11/16/2016 10:12 AM, Razer wrote:
On 11/16/2016 02:53 AM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
Quinn tried to explain you how the (North!) American elections work. It's pretty illogical, unfair and doesn't make any sense to the rest of the world, but hey, it is _not_ his fault! He was just trying to help you, guy. There was no sarcasm or lie in his message. Exactly. Sure, technically you can write in anybody and vote for anybody on the ballot. But the reality is, unless an overwhelming number of
On 11/12/2016 02:41 PM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote: people vote third-party, it's just going to take more votes away from the second-place candidate and it's effectively a vote for the eventual winner. Doesn't matter if the votes are for Jill Stein, Gary Johnson, Evan McMullin, or Mickey Mouse.
You know... When people tell me voting for a third party does this or that, or how it will break the system...
That's EXACTLY what I want.
What I'm wondering is how many people voted for the guy with the little hands just to break the motherfucker, not because they thought he'd 'do a good job'. Probably more than anyone knows. I'd like to know why there are so many stupid people in this country
It doesn't do what you think it does. It does nothing to break the system. In Texas, if you voted for Stein, Johnson, McMullin, or Mickey Mouse... you effectively voted for Trump and made it that much more difficult to turn Texas blue. that actually thought Trump would be a good president. -- Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn@rushpost.com> http://www.rantroulette.com http://www.skqrecordquest.com