Anonymous
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6/25/2025, 8:24:35 PM
No.508711574
6/25/2025, 8:24:35 PM
No.508711574
>>508681791
It's not a vote for the best candidate, its a race to the bottom for the least objectionable candidate. People should be forced to support a political candidate they stand behind or nobody at all. Let's say I'm doing a ranked choice vote in a republican primary and I think that abortion is murder. There might be one candidate that agrees with that stance and in this hypothetical situation I'd vote for them. My opinion might also be that I'd give my support to that candidate and nobody else, because I cannot support a political candidate who believes in abortion (this could be for a person's religious reasons). Now, in order to even cast a ballot you have to give your tacit approval for candidates with whom you don't agree in the slightest bit. It's not just a moral quandary for people, if you truly hate the candidates and think that none of them represent you, it's less likely that you will stand up and do something about it in a system where you have to give approval to other candidates. It's just a way to give a greater appearance of legitimacy to someone who is an unpopular candidate.
It's not a vote for the best candidate, its a race to the bottom for the least objectionable candidate. People should be forced to support a political candidate they stand behind or nobody at all. Let's say I'm doing a ranked choice vote in a republican primary and I think that abortion is murder. There might be one candidate that agrees with that stance and in this hypothetical situation I'd vote for them. My opinion might also be that I'd give my support to that candidate and nobody else, because I cannot support a political candidate who believes in abortion (this could be for a person's religious reasons). Now, in order to even cast a ballot you have to give your tacit approval for candidates with whom you don't agree in the slightest bit. It's not just a moral quandary for people, if you truly hate the candidates and think that none of them represent you, it's less likely that you will stand up and do something about it in a system where you have to give approval to other candidates. It's just a way to give a greater appearance of legitimacy to someone who is an unpopular candidate.