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Is it more harmful to have a third party run when it makes democracy mathematically impossible?
15 Jun 2026 11:43 am
Vegas » 15 Jun 2026, 11:37 am » wrote: ↑ It's just math. It has nothing to do with corruption or any human behavior.
Assume we have three candidates that won the following percentage of votes:
Candidate A: 32%
Candidate B: 30%
Candidate C: 38%
So candidate C wins. But 32% + 30% = 62%. So that means 62% of society didn't want candidate C and only 38% did. That is it.
political perfection is a myth...
