The system is set up so that every choice other than ‘R’ or ‘D’ boils down to “I defer to the judgement of my fellow citizens.”
There’s No Such Thing As A Protest Vote
Clay Shirky
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Trump will most likely win this election based on how many people don’t vote, not on how many vote for him. It’s not complicated math: for each person who doesn’t vote, it takes one vote less for Trump to win. For each person who votes for Hillary, it’ll take two more for Trump to prevail, so do the math.
Heard in passing, “You’re at a wedding and can choose steak or seafood for dinner. You can write in chicken but you still get either steak or seafood.”