Originally Posted by
oops_ur_dead
It doesn't matter as long as the election system is based on FPTP. It's in people's best interests to vote for the major candidate that most closely resembles their actual views, because niche/third-party candidates will never win. Even if everyone in the US voted for who they actually want, I bet you Democrats and Republicans would still get the bulk of the vote. And if you are a socialist party voter, I'm sure you would rather see Clinton in office than Trump, by however small of a margin. In that case, if your vote will not matter anyway since the socialist party will never win, there's no reason to not vote for Clinton.