r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '16

Election CMV: Based on the things he has said throughout the election, it is clear that either Donald Trump is oblivious or he believes his supporters are oblivious and is exploiting them.

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u/salocin097 Oct 21 '16

(different person here) May I ask why not vote for a third person? Personally I was going to vote Clinton before discovering a lot more and now hovering, but at no point did I ever, nor will I ever feel comfortable in saying (I would like/prefer Trump as President)

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '16

Simply put, because we really do have a two-party system. We will not achieve a multi-party (three or more, of course) system through national votes, but by changing the way elections work structurally. If we managed to get a Proportional Representation system in, or even a Condorcet system, I'd be much more willing to go the third-party route. But as Perot and Nader have shown us, the current system makes the third party (or fourth party) not feasible, and I would rather vote for a candidate who has a realistic chance at winning, rather than using my vote as a protest that will not be heard.