A recent post at Green Mountain Daily argues that "a vote for a third party candidate this time around is the same as abstentionism." That depends. If you believe that, in the case no candidate receives a majority of popular vote, the General Assembly will elect the Republican or Democrat candidate that you prefer, then a vote for a third party candidate is in effect a vote for your preferred major party candidate. Plus, if you truly prefer a third party candidate, you effectively get to exercise a limited sort of IRV.
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