Historian on protest votes: 'Consider what you're doing very carefully' - Velshi - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

In Michigan and Wisconsin in particular, victory or defeat could come down to voters who are considering casting "protest votes". Primarily motivated by their anger over the Biden-Harris administration’s continued support for Israel’s war in Gaza, some uncommitted voters may vote for a third party candidate, vote for Trump, or abstain from voting altogether.

But when the margin for victory is so narrow, losing even a fraction of a percentage point to 3rd party candidates and protest votes could spell disaster. “Anyone who is thinking about this, consider what you’re doing very carefully,” says Michael Beschloss. - Aired on 11/02/2024.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. People who cast such "protest votes" clearly don't

really understand how our system works. For one thing, if by some bizarre chance a so-called third party candidate would actually win, that person would be even more unable to put together a cabinet, appoint the many judges and the like the President must appoint, and on and on. it would be almost worse than a second Trump presidency.