Independent presidential candidate Cornel West will not make Pennsylvania's ballot after the battleground state's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling, and counties started printing ballots.
  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    3 months ago

    I don’t disagree that it’s not democratic and full of bullshit rules. But don’t complain you can’t win a shitty game if you don’t play by its rules.

    And if you want a different game you need to kick the table over.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      34·
      3 months ago

      Sure, but let’s remember what I actually said: what’s happening highlights the undemocratic nature of US elections.

      How we respond to that is important, but it doesn’t change my original point!

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        3 months ago

        There are far, far better examples of the undemocratic nature of US elections than having deadlines for filing paperwork.

        And if a party can’t even get paperwork filed on time, how are they going to do anything more significant?

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
          35·
          3 months ago

          It’s still a useful example for third party voters to learn an important lesson.

          No arguments that these third parties are woefully inadequate.