Third-party and independent candidates for president often fall short of early polling numbers

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/27/third-party-and-independent-candidates-for-president-often-fall-short-of-early-polling-numbers/

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Adalast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

They poll even worse at the end of the polling process.

Bob@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

If we had Approval Voting people would be able to vote for third party candidates independent of what they do concerning major party candidates. And, their support would always be shown in the final tally on election day.