Not particularly, but I can at least recognize that electing a third party practically requires getting rid of the electoral college.
If no one gets a majority of EC votes, the winner is picked by the house of representatives. So any third party president needs to get a majority of the vote in a majority of states to win. No third party candidate has ever come remotely close to that.
Under STAR, score, condorcet or IRV? It’s unlikely but possible. With the EC? It’s essentially impossible.
People who are under the delusion that their favorite third party candidate can actually win believe some weird shit.
I’m writing in Taylor Swift because she’s going to shake off the world’s problems and make me First Gentleman.
Enjoying the view from under the boot eh?
Not particularly, but I can at least recognize that electing a third party practically requires getting rid of the electoral college.
If no one gets a majority of EC votes, the winner is picked by the house of representatives. So any third party president needs to get a majority of the vote in a majority of states to win. No third party candidate has ever come remotely close to that.
Under STAR, score, condorcet or IRV? It’s unlikely but possible. With the EC? It’s essentially impossible.