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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Not American, but “less worse than the other guy,” doesn’t seem like a winning argument to me.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How?

    I'm in NZ, we have a whole bunch of politicians to choose from, and it always comes down to who is the least likely to fuck things up beyond repair. It is not often that an objectively good candidate, everyone has their flaws.

    In this example the question is not is Harris an objectively good candidate, but is she objectively better than Trump?

    In my opinion yes, yes she is! Trump is the worst, the way he has emboldened the far right world wide is truly terrible.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    The US has a lower voter turnout than New Zealand (significantly so until recent elections) and holds its elections on a Tuesday as opposed to a Saturday. Despite both countries having non-compulsory voting, there is a greater amount of friction for a potential voter in the US so if the choice is between a bad candidate and a less bad candidate then for many the inconvenience of voting will outweigh any desire to see the less bad candidate win.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This is how FPTP elections work, unfortunately, and this will always be the case unless we switch to parliamentary system elected by proportional voting.

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