Jill stein, for example, got 0.56% of votes. The dems would’ve had a better chance at winning if people hadn’t voted for a party that doesn’t stand a chance.
You literally asked if they were in the room with us right now.
Like, I don’t know how much more ‘in the room with us’ you want.
But I would say non-voters who deliberately made a choice not to vote based on supposed left-leanings on prominent issues were more important, and, in fact, threw the election to Trump, and I can back that with electoral data if you like.
“Are the X in the room with us right now” is a sarcastic idiom implying that whatever is being talked about isn’t real within the context of what is being responded to. ‘Metaphor’ doesn’t mean “My words mean nothing”, it means “My words have a meaning that is not directly literal”.
I’m sorry that you’re yet another privileged leftist who thinks that marginalized groups have to earn our right to live by [checks notes] making sure Blue Circus is entertaining enough for you.
Unfortunately yeah. In fact 3 of the largest Lemmy instances are populated by almost entirely by these third party voters. Even this thread seems to be packed with third party voters trying to defend their support for fascism with the excuse “It’s not my fault I voted third party, I don’t understand American politics”
Even this thread seems to be packed with third party voters trying to defend their support for fascism with the excuse “It’s not my fault I voted third party, I don’t understand American politics”
Could you link them? Because I only see one person even saying they didn’t vote Democrat.
Are these third party voters in the room with us now?
Yes.
Source: lemmy.ml and lemmygrad
You mean Russian bots and 50-cent PLA agents? I don’t think they vote in the US. Or at all.
Do you have, you know, any numbers showing that third parties spoiled it for democrats?
Yeah fair point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_and_independent_candidates_for_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election?wprov=sfla1
Jill stein, for example, got 0.56% of votes. The dems would’ve had a better chance at winning if people hadn’t voted for a party that doesn’t stand a chance.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voter-turnout-2020-2024/
It would also be great if the dems weren’t so shit. That would incentivize people to actually vote for them instead of not voting.
Bruh I can quote one on this very comm less than ten minutes before this was posted
This is way more convincing than electoral data.
You literally asked if they were in the room with us right now.
Like, I don’t know how much more ‘in the room with us’ you want.
But I would say non-voters who deliberately made a choice not to vote based on supposed left-leanings on prominent issues were more important, and, in fact, threw the election to Trump, and I can back that with electoral data if you like.
Is this your first day on the internet? You don’t understand metaphor?
“Are the X in the room with us right now” is a sarcastic idiom implying that whatever is being talked about isn’t real within the context of what is being responded to. ‘Metaphor’ doesn’t mean “My words mean nothing”, it means “My words have a meaning that is not directly literal”.
Yes, so where are the numbers showing third party voters spoiled Harris’ victory?
Then explain WHY anyone owes democrats their vote after decades of sabotaging the working class.
And I won’t accept “b-b-but they’re the lesser of two evils” or “primaries are the time to disagree.”
See the establishment reaction to Mamdani for why that’s absolute BS.
Establishment democrats aren’t progressive but demand our votes as if they were.
I’m sorry that you’re yet another privileged leftist who thinks that marginalized groups have to earn our right to live by [checks notes] making sure Blue Circus is entertaining enough for you.
Truly, thank you for supporting our genocide.
Go to a protest, go door to door, try calling people. Or try to figure out how to escape before the genocide. You’re not doing anything useful here.
God forbid the “progressive” party have progressive policies or do anything progressive.
Thanks for giving us republicans and diet republicans.
This fiasco is on YOU.
I voted 3rd party. If only I had voted 1.6 million more times for KH, I could have changed the outcome of the election!
Unfortunately yeah. In fact 3 of the largest Lemmy instances are populated by almost entirely by these third party voters. Even this thread seems to be packed with third party voters trying to defend their support for fascism with the excuse “It’s not my fault I voted third party, I don’t understand American politics”
Could you link them? Because I only see one person even saying they didn’t vote Democrat.
Look anywhere in this thread
The one guy who says he voted third party spoiled Harris’ victory?
Show me the numbers.