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In reply to the discussion: How do I explain to a young Gen Z friend that voting third party is not in her best interest? [View all]TSExile
(2,576 posts)10. She is registered in Illinois.
It's mostly blue, but she's not near Chicago. Is Adams County blue?
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How do I explain to a young Gen Z friend that voting third party is not in her best interest? [View all]
TSExile
Mar 7
OP
If her interest is not being a Democrat how are you going to convince her that voting third party isn't in her best
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 7
#17
Yes warn her that consequences of a second term of TFA by voting 3rd party will advance TFA chances of
kimbutgar
Mar 7
#3
If she was really grounded she would see that throwing away your vote is silly.
Blues Heron
Mar 7
#4
I'm hoping this is the best way, right here. She is not so young that she can't remember 2016.
Aristus
Mar 7
#18
She needs to understand that voting should be about who is the best person for the position.
LiberalFighter
Mar 7
#11
It is a fact that as a group, Democrats statistically have a better chance of stopping the Republicans than independents
Shermann
Mar 7
#14
Why wouldn't she vote for a political party that has a history/platform of supporting women's rights
sinkingfeeling
Mar 7
#21
This, posted by someone on DU in early Feb, to me is a great message for her and her kind...
consider_this
Mar 7
#27
Ask her how she would feel if Biden loses the electoral votes in your state by just a few votes.
Vinca
Mar 7
#34
I'm sorry but she can't be 'grounded' and 'turned onto women's issue's' if she is considering a 3rd party. Has she
GuppyGal
Mar 7
#36
I think the post linked to below applies to her situation as well as to protest voting
MN2theMax
Mar 7
#38
Simple. As long as elections are determined by the electoral college and not the popular vote, third parties will
JohnSJ
Mar 7
#42
and that is the election that the OP is talking about that they won't vote for Biden/Harris
JohnSJ
Mar 7
#58
American presidential elections are binary with the result that either the Democratic candidate
elocs
Mar 7
#50
You might start by walking her through the history of third-party presidential candidates . . .
markpkessinger
Mar 7
#51
Point out that people voting 3rd party in 2016 helped put Trump in the White House
Attilatheblond
Mar 7
#52
also Prequel ...the American Nazi Party was a clear and present danger nt
yellowdogintexas
Mar 7
#61
Last night, my 20-year-old grandniece reached out to me to ask what I thought of RFK, Jr. . . .
markpkessinger
Mar 8
#63