▲ 164 ▼ Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments This works because almost all the US uses first-past-the-post elections for the Presidential general election. So you get outcomes like this: Scenario 1: Biden: 10 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 0 votes Biden wins the state Scenario 2: Biden: 9 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 1 vote Tied vote, decided by game of chance/lawsuit Scenario 3: Biden: 8 votes Trump: 9 votes Kennedy/Stein/West: 2 votes Trump wins the state This is why you see huge financial support from Republican billionaires for third party candidates who have no chance of winning.
[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which still only appeals to MAGA supporters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The Kennedy family name is something that has meaningful appeal to people who aren't like that and who don't know anything else. Put a bunch of money into ad campaigns emphasizing that over any actual policy position, and he may well peel off some votes from people like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The Kennedy family name is something that has meaningful appeal to people who aren't like that and who don't know anything else. Put a bunch of money into ad campaigns emphasizing that over any actual policy position, and he may well peel off some votes from people like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent