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Jerry Newmark@jerryn13.bsky.social |
From Wikipedia, "WFP benefits from New York's electoral fusion laws that allow the party to support another party's candidate when they feel it aligns with their platform. This allows sympathetic voters to support a minor party without feeling like they are "wasting" their vote. " 2/
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Mechalink
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right: there are various rules and laws and such that change the battlefield. ranked choice voting or other non-first-past-the-post voting methods not being in play, things that require an even number of repubs and democrats in various positions... just real work that has to be done
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Jerry Newmark
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This has gotten them steady numbers in elections which makes qualifying for the ballot easier the next time. From there, they've expanded to a consistent regional presence in the Northeast. Not sure this will ever scale nationally, but perhaps an alliance between regional parties would work 3/end
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