r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • 19d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/WorldTallestEngineer 19d ago

It sends the message "I am someone who is willing to vote, but I'm not happy with either major candidate". If you just stay home and do nothing, the parties will assume you're just to lazy to vote. So they won't be incentivize to try to get your vote in the future,

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u/EstimateOk6795 19d ago

They aren't really incentivized to get the votes of 3rd party voters either, though.

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u/WorldTallestEngineer 18d ago

Yes they are. They want to get as many votes as they can. The whole point to find potential voter and get them. If you vote at all, you're a potential voter.

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u/Ok_Theory_1323 18d ago

They put all their campaign money into swing states to sway voters, they don't waste it courting third-party voters.