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by hereme888 927 days ago
Exactly.

In the US it's not as simple as "voting for what you think is right", but being strategic in using your one vote to cause the most impact.

Since a 3rd party candidate with no chance to win by polls is a waste of the vote, it becomes a game of "the lesser of two evils", "the greater of two goods", or something like that.