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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Aug 2020

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Tom Nichols

      There's 3 cases for voting 3d party. 1-You truly believe both choices equally bad, indifferent to who wins. 2-You're a true libertarian or some such who can't ideologically match either party. 3-The @DavidAFrench position (not mine): never vote anyone who's unfit for the job.https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1293607332983853056 …

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      Tom NicholsVerified account @RadioFreeTom
      The thing I really like in this tweet is that Dan is careful to note "if your vote were decisive," which closes off the "I won't vote or vote third party" option for expressing a preference. I agree with Dan that if you write about politics, that's a basic honesty test. https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1293604020070866944 …
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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 12 Aug 2020

      As a New Yorker, if I never voted for people who were unfit to hold their jobs, I'd almost never go to the polls.

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        1. Enemy Inimmunicado‏ @enemy88_ 12 Aug 2020
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          sad but true

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        1. Ben Liddicott‏ @BenLiddicott 12 Aug 2020
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          The real politics is in the party. Which is a problem if you are a "leave me alone libertarian". Because party meetings are the last thing you want to be doing.

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        1. Matt‏ @matt0999 12 Aug 2020
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          That almost always applies to presidential elections, too. So not just "As a New Yorker..."

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        1. TIME1234‏ @TIME123411 12 Aug 2020
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          What about 4). Your vote won't likely impact the outcome and you want to raise the profile of a Libertarian/Green/Whatever party

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        1. UWS Ex-Democrat‏ @exUWSdemocrat 12 Aug 2020
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          I always vote for the lesser evil.

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        1. Graham P‏ @Pancake_Hero 12 Aug 2020
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          How truly noble of you.

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        1. TNCannuck‏ @TNCannuck 12 Aug 2020
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          It would be interesting if a state put "None of the Above" as a ballot option, and if it received a plurality, the state would not submit votes to the EC.

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        1. mlewyn‏ @mlewyn 12 Aug 2020
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          I think of candidates a bit like ABA rates judges- there's Not Qualified, (minimally) Qualified and Well Qualified. For example, in context of VP I'd rate Abrams NQ, Harris Q, Warren or Rice WQ. (But obviously these are matters of opinion).

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        1. David Williamson‏ @StolenMonkey86 12 Aug 2020
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          this is a strong year for "you have a better chance of dying from going to the polls than your vote making a difference"

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        1. Joey Postlewaite‏ @JoeyPostlewaite 12 Aug 2020
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          4-You live in a solidly red/blue state and are entirely free to vote your conscience.

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