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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

maybe on your ballot there are only two. but not me.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not USian... do you actually get the possibility of choosing something NOT republican or democrat?

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

depending on the jurisdiction, and the race, and a concept called "ballot access", yes.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, so for the vast majority of people, not an option... this has been a productive discussion

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as i said, it depends. most people had 3 to 6 options for president.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as I said, it is clear these are not true options...

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

people really could have voted for any of them. we can even write in candidates. the fact that so many did not is not evidence that those people couldn't have.