Whether or not your guy wins is besides the point.

When has a Third Party candidate actually win a election?

I mean, Moxie voted third party, obviously she (?) didn't *want* Trump or Clinton to win.

that doesnt matter the cubs never won the world series look at them now 😄

Whether you vote, vote 3rd party or abstain from voting it doesn't matter. The DNC candidate this time around were complete shit

Whether they win or not **isn't relevant**.

Yes, but that isn't my question.

Should've gone with Bernie, who people actually liked

bernie gave h9s deligates to clinton

i was making a similie

What was the last time that a 3rd party candidate actually won?

to show a similaritty

"Similie"?

In fact, the sole reason why third party never wins is because 80% of voters seem to have this dumb idea stuck inside their head that voting third party is pointless.

similarity like its raining cats and dog or do i have it confused with a metaphor

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No, your English is just confusing

:<

The last time a third party candidate won was aeons ago.

Back when the republicans were still third party.

true @Manock

just bc third party hasnt won doesnst mean its impossible for them to win ,if everyone keeps the mindset of "oh third party will never win i guess i have to choose the bigger number" is a stupid thought process when in actuallity there is a chance for 3rd party to win

its a possibility

Back when that parties were just one party called the Democratic - Republican Party?

No, third parties have no chance. At all. Under the American first past the post system. They'll never get enough votes to win and just ensure the opposite major party wins.

For third parties to have a fair shot you need a single transferable vote system

Unless people stop being dumb but I guess that's kinda asking for too much.

That gives you a secondary candidate your vote goes to if your first choice loses.

That ensures that the opposite candidate won't gain from your vote.

most of the country is dumb ppl

But the whole "opposite candidate gains from your vote" is bull. That's not how voting works.

It's too much to hope for to hope people won't be ignorant morons.

First of all, when you vote Stein, who is even the "opposite candidate"?

Unless you can actually educate people properly, stupidity will always be around

_cough_

California

_COUGH_

it depends on how there raised too and family and all that other shit most people give into society and social norms

Not to mention that if Sargon is correct, people have actually actively been conditioned to be obsessed with social justice.

I think you need to watch this voting series that explains, in detail why third parties can't work in our system:
http://www.cgpgrey.com/politics-in-the-animal-kingdom/

the gov dooesnt like people thinking outside the box