• Hawanja@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    If you guys think the spoiler effect isn’t real then I’ve got a bridge to sell you. I voted Green in 2000. Never again.

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      2 months ago

      Climate town just did a really interesting video about how the election in 2000 was literally stolen by the Republicans via brothers Bush and Bush and their corrupt secretary of State in Florida. And honestly wouldn’t matter if you had voted red, Green blue purple or rainbow.

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        2 months ago

        Yes, it was stolen, however they were only able to do that because the margins were close. Had the green voters instead voted for the candidate closest to them that had a chance (Gore), then it would have mattered.

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        2 months ago

        Green votes were well within the margin that would have triggered the automatic recount. It just would have been an automatic recount for Bush, not gore. Meaning if they blocked the hand recount like they did, it would have gone to gore.

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      2 months ago

      The margins in the swing states legitimately come down to a couple thousand votes sometimes.

      Don’t be stupid. Vote Kamala. If you hate for some reason fine, but it’s either that or…oh dear God.

      The dems will never learn a lesson if they lose, they never have