US Politics on Yik Yak | I don’t even need a socialist candidate, I’d take Beshear at this point. But if liberals can have limits on how far left they are willing to vote, there is no reason why leftists shouldn’t have the same right to have limits on who they’d vote for.

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I don’t even need a socialist candidate, I’d take Beshear at this point. But if liberals can have limits on how far left they are willing to vote, there is no reason why leftists shouldn’t have the same right to have limits on who they’d vote for.

Anonymous 6d

Any liberal who has limits on how far left they’re willing to vote against fascism is just as bad as a leftist having limits on their vote against fascism. I can’t figure out why the UK understands tactical voting but we can’t

Anonymous

#1 5d

the UK exists in a parliamentary system, we do not. The two party system was inherently designed to prevent certain candidates from being elected.

Anonymous

#2 5d

The concept of understanding whether you can afford to vote third party vs needing to vote against Tories still holds though

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Anonymous

#1 5d

I’d say it’s apples to oranges at best given how many different parties actually hold seats in their parliament, vs us being limited to two single parties who arguably represent the same people at the end of the day (being capitalists/their donors)

Anonymous

#2 5d

Let’s try another example. Let’s look at how RFK removed his name from the ballot in several swing states but left his name on others

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Anonymous

#2 5d

This is less about how many parties hold seats and more about strategically voting in competitive areas with a first past the post voting system

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Anonymous

#1 5d

in most states, anyone running without being associated with either the DNC or RNC is not allowed to have their names on the ballot; and additionally, most states are closed primary states where you have to be registered with the party in order for vote within its primary for the general election (39 states; 13 of which require closed primaries for congressional or state level offices as well)

Anonymous

#2 5d

33 states had RFK on the ballot as of Sep 16, 2024, so I’m not sure about “most”.

Anonymous

#1 5d

what I said has nothing to do with RFK; I wasn’t responding to what you said about him (which tbh he arguably was only trying to siphon votes within the two party system for trump anyway, also portraying how prevalent a lack of political literacy and media literacy is in America)

Anonymous

#1 5d

I do see what you mean though, so that’s very fair regarding my initial point in that comment that was a bit mistaken (apologies for that, as like you said many states did include his independent bid on the ballot), but there are still closed primaries in 39 states for the general election

Anonymous

#2 5d

(additionally, the traditional means for funding independent parties/non DNC or RNC campaigns have also been systemically interfered with. There’s normally a pool of funds dedicated for candidates that don’t receive PAC money (up to a certain percentage I believe), which both the RNC and DNC is entirely ineligible for; but there have been cases where people campaigning that do qualify for those funds were denied access to them.