Democrats have won legal challenges keeping the left-wing Party for Socialism and Liberation off Pennsylvania's presidential ballot.

Pennsylvania Democrats have won legal challenges keeping the left-wing Party for Socialism and Liberation off the battleground state’s presidential ballot, at least for now, while a lawyer with deep Republican Party ties is working to help independent candidate Cornel West get on it.

    • Zombie-Mantis@lemmy.world
      14·
      24 days ago

      Not by throwing somebody at the presidency once every 4 years, no.

      You need to develop local political establishments, structures of dual-power, and either replace one of the 2 parties at some level, or change the electoral FPTP (First Past the Post) system that gives us 2 parties.

      Be it ranked-choice, approval voting, S.T.A.R. voting, pretty much any of these are better (though admittedly, with their own unique setbacks) than FPTP voting. That’s not to mention gerrymandering, or electoral finance reform!

      There’s a thousand steps before you get to the point of electing a President who’s neither a Democrat nor a Republican.

      • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        24 days ago

        If you can’t get a senate seat or even a house seat, it’s definitely pretty pretty silly to just think you can slide into the presidency. You can always ask yourself though, why don’t they run for winnable races? Why start by aiming straight at the top when you have literally no backup in the legislature? Probably because they’re just trying to push a platform.

        The president can’t even do jack shit without congressional support, look at Obamas last 6 years. Just executive orders that Trump rolled back.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    32·
    24 days ago

    Why in the ever loving fuck are you trying to push third party candidates in the context of the US electoral system as it exists now? Not to mention, in the context of this election? You either just do not get that voting 3p in the general is basically throwing away your vote due to how our system works, or you’re trying to get people to throw away their vote.