Andrew Yang to launch a third party

[We Never Know]

That has nothing to do with the fact that third-party candidates usually take votes away from the candidate whose ideals are the most similar.

Nader hurt Gore, not Bush.
Sanders hurt Clinton, not Trump.

Every third-party candidate hurt Gore because each received enough votes in Florida to have cost Al Gore the election.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Thank you (not really) for perpetuating the Great Lie as referenced prior. Can't wait to hear all about the next Great Evil that we must fervently vote Democrat to save the nation from, or else we're giving it away to those evil, moustache-twirling Republicans...

Here in Maine it was a buffoon...I mean, Governor named LePage. Hence our recent experimenting with ranked choice voting. ;-)

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Here in Maine it was a buffoon...I mean, Governor named LePage. Hence our recent experimenting with ranked choice voting. ;-)

For better or worse (and there are obviously pros and cons to ALL systems) we got rid of FPTP voting over a hundred years ago, and now use a mix of preferential and proportional (lower and upper houses respectively).

 

[Guitar's Cry]

For better or worse (and there are obviously pros and cons to ALL systems) we got rid of FPTP voting over a hundred years ago, and now use a mix of preferential and proportional (lower and upper houses respectively).

Would you say that works for you folks?

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Would you say that works for you folks?

Yes.
But then, I also support mandatory voting (which we also have in place), so some of my thoughts might be controversial by US standards.