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In response to "christ, if the NDP would just fuck off and go away we wouldn't have to worry about a Conservative govt for a while -- nm" by mud

personally, i like having a third party, even if they are not REALLY contenders for first place. It prevents things from going all the way to

Posted by Andie Mar 20 '18, 07:57

a strictly This-or-That choice.

It modifies things.

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I just see the #s: Lib+NDP+Green (not Conservative) = 55%, Cons = 40% -- nm - mud Mar 20, 08:10 3
- but you can't assume every person voting NDP would vote Liberal, that's not realistic. -- nm - Andie Mar 20, 08:14 2
  - And in the absence of an NDP, some Liberal voters would become Con voters. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 08:17 1
    - ! ! ! - mud Mar 20, 08:40
and without it, it would likely polarize things even more (like the US) -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 08:07

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