It has been said a gazillion times over the last few months, but is it getting through to those who need to hear it?

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    And remember: a “protest” third party vote is a vote for Trump.

    If neither Harris nor Trump gets 270 electoral votes…

    [If] No one gets to 270 and the House of Representatives, voting on behalf of the 50 states, is entrusted to pick the next president. What could possibly go wrong with that constitutionally mandated solution?

    What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?

    Edit: I feel like this fact is often overlooked.

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      A protest vote to a third party is actually a protest vote to whoever you prefer less. You’re essentially just removing yourself as a voter and making it more likely the person you like less is elected… we often say “third party is a vote for Trump” since most of lemmy is sane - but for a staunch conservative a vote for a third party is a vote for Harris.

      I’d encourage everyone to vote regardless of your leaning - having low voter turnout allows more shitty shenanigans.

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        Yep, we also say that because there are a lot of astroturf accounts pushing Stein and De La Cruz on Lemmy that are hyper-critical of Harris but suspiciously never want to talk about what a shitbag Trump is.

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          Trump admits he’s a shit bag, Harris pretends she’s not.

          Hope whatever shareblue is calling itself these days finally stops getting funded when Harris loses.

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            Trump admits nothing, he just lies and lies and lies and lies and deflects and denies and projects and acuses. What planet are you on that you don’t know this? He’s one of the least humble or self aware men on the whole planet.

            “Trump admits he’s a shitbag” is just another big fat lie.

            YOU admit he’s blatantly a shit bag and then turn right stone and bOtH SideS the whole thing.

            There’s literally nothing honest about Trump. He’s an honesty free zone with an ago the size of a continent, the self awareness of an amoeba and the loyalty of a cosmic ray.

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              K. The genocidal cop pretending to be a wine aunt still isn’t getting my vote.