The decisions hand a win apiece to each major party, as Democratic and Republican party loyalists work to fend off third-party candidates for fear of siphoning votes away from their parties' nominees.
  • @ravhall@discuss.online
    11•2 months ago

    19 presidential electors named in the paperwork were registered as Democrats and thus violated a political disaffiliation provision in the law. State law bars minor-party candidates from being registered with a major political party within 30 days of the primary election.

    I think this makes sense.

    • @grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      -2•2 months ago

      Considering the most likely reason they did it is so that they could vote tactically in a Democratic primary, I don’t think it makes sense. Why should they be forced to disenfranchise themselves now in order to maybe get the chance to vote for their preferred candidate later?

  • @some_guy
    10•2 months ago

    Getting people appointed to smaller, local seats is realistic. Running for national seats is also realistic. Running for the top seat without first building up a strong base is lunacy.

    Hitler wasn’t appointed before having a third of government held by nazis. Even then, he got denied repeatedly. If only Hindenburg had held out a little longer, the nazis would have collapsed in debt and the world would be a better place.

    Anyway, that diatribe aside, you aren’t serious if you think you have a shot at becoming president as a third party in this country without doing a lot to change the landscape first.