Quote Originally Posted by mcatdog
To the contrary, I think the threat of voting for a third party is much more effective if you live in a state where the election is going to be close. A few % for the Libertarian party or the Green party won't change much, if anything, if you live in a state where the same party always wins. If one party knows it's going to win, they stop being scared of losing the support of the center.
precisely. This is what I meant by its inherent flaws furthering its existence. People who take the path of logic opposite of this are only maintaining this archaic system.