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by mhurron 4982 days ago
Surely intelligent people working in tech should know that voting for a third party in the US is the same as not voting at all.
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Surely you are not so innumerate to think that your vote has a discernible impact whether voting for a major party or a third party.
Actually, someone should move hundreds (or thousands?) of tech entrepreneurs or smart tech-startup employees to NV, especially if those entrepreneurs could be politically active.

NV is a battleground state with a fairly small population, so even 500 votes with a common agenda would get national candidate attention in the 2016 race. That's probably the most effective way to influence Presidential politics. It does require a year or two to plan ahead, but NV is not a horrible place for some kinds of business, either.

I for one look forward to our new shoe-retailing overlords.