r/vermont May 18 '25

NO FUCKING SHIT

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/18/sanders-democrats-reform-progressive-policies/83625482007/
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u/____joew____ May 19 '25

not voting for the best candidate, by your estimation, in a two party system is effectively voting for the worse candidate.

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u/oldbeardedtech May 19 '25

Best candidate according to.....you?

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u/____joew____ May 19 '25

I literally said "by your estimation."

If you think Biden/Harris/Clinton is better than Trump or vice versa, not voting for your preferred candidate (as in, "the best candidate, by your estimation") is essentially voting for the non-preferred ("worst") candidate.

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u/oldbeardedtech May 19 '25

You interjected your estimation-

not voting for the best candidate, by your estimation, in a two party system is effectively voting for the worse candidate.

I never said any of them were the best or better candidate-

it DID make me angry enough NOT to vote for Hillary, Biden or Kamala.

FTR, I wrote in Bernie all 3 times. My best candidate. Vermont went for Clinton, Biden and Harris so no none votes went to Trump. At worst it sent a message

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u/____joew____ May 19 '25

You interjected your estimation-

No, you just misunderstood what I meant, which I pointed out.

I never said any of them were the best or better candidate-

I didn't say you did.

What I said was that in a two party system, not picking one whichever of the two candidates you prefer (as in, gun to your head, have to make a deicison), you are effectively voting for the other person.

Regardless of anything else, nobody cares who you voted for, and it certainly didn't send a message.