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There literally is a third option that will be printed on most of not all ballots. Rank choice voting is huge but people should be willing to vote earnestly. Nobody wants to be the one to make the change and wants the world to change first but that’s not how it works.

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In a FPTP voting system, you cannot vote earnestly. To do so all but guarantees the election of the opposition.

Explanation: https://youtu.be/s7tWHJfhiyo

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that video explains well how strategic voting ends up with two parties.

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And we have an electoral college, so actually you can still vote earnestly in most states without major concern.

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No. In the current system you should not vote earnestly. In a fair system you should. Not in the one we have. The only moral choice is to select the lesser evil. Otherwise you might as well vote for the greater one.

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Only if your vote might change the results. Which isn’t true for millions of Americans.

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