Letters to the Editor: Your ‘protest vote’ for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trump
As I reflect on the notion of ‘protest votes’ and the impact they can have on elections, particularly in terms of Jill Stein and the 2016 presidential election, it becomes abundantly clear that such actions can inadvertently benefit the very candidate that the protest voters may vehemently oppose – in this case, Donald Trump. The idea that a vote for Jill Stein is essentially a vote for Trump may sound harsh or even unfair to some, but the harsh reality is that the numbers don’t lie. The sheer number of votes that went to Stein in key battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin exceeded Trump’s margin of victory.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker