• ObliviousEnlightenment@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      It literally doesnt though. Its because of how our votes are tallied, First Past the Post. If a third party ever reached viability, theyd just split the same half of voters with whichever large party theyre closer to

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      19 hours ago

      Sure. Agreed.

      That doesn’t change the fact.

      I made no claim about the mechanics of it. Only the outcome.