-

2024-11-05 21:17:43

election@campaigns.report

Many independent voters feel alienated from the two major parties, and are voting third party or not voting at all as a result. In close states, the loss of these voters for the major parties could cost them the election.

#election #Election2024

2024-11-05 21:42:34

Marshall Sutherland

dwatney@hub.farthinghalearms.com

That's what happens when you pick crappy candidates.

2024-11-10 20:42:09

Marshall Sutherland

dwatney@hub.farthinghalearms.com

The electorate certainly didn't pick Harris. The primary seems so long ago, I forget how many primaries there were to pick Trump.

2024-11-11 04:58:08

Tejan Ausland

tejan@hubzilla.monster

This is true. A lot of us feel disenfranchised by the two party system.

2024-11-11 11:24:42

Marshall Sutherland

dwatney@hub.farthinghalearms.com

Party registration has been dropping for a long time (in those states with party registration), so in those states with closed primaries, the number of people involved in the nominee choice is going down, assuming closed primary states are dropping along with the national average.

Then again, it could be argued that that is appropriate, as you should not be choosing the candidate of a party you are not affiliated with. Without competitive 3rd parties, that leaves fewer people picking the viable choices for all of us. It's a mess.

2024-11-11 16:04:26

Frank Casa

frank@frank.casa

We need ranked choice voting, but both major parties, not surprisingly, are against it and are actively trying to kill the idea. They want to retain their status as one of two political superpowers.

2024-11-11 16:43:56

Marshall Sutherland

dwatney@hub.farthinghalearms.com

Unfortunately, ranked-choice voting did not fare well in this election. Hopefully, it is a temporary setback.