> then you agree with me its a rock solid truth
Why say this? I do not.
> obviously some percentage of them would
Yes, that part is obvious. Whether this would have swung the election depends on that percentage.
In 2000, about half of eligible voters didn't vote,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_presidential_elections
One suspects that Green Party voters, deprived of their protest vote, would be more likely not to vote.
Who knows? Hypotheticals don't make a rock-solid truth.
Tom Ritchford /
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2024-06-24 20:53:54
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