"you end up in a situation where there's little point voting the way you want, because it won't be effective."
How much of that situation is due precisely to that mindset?
It seems like circular logic to me.
10 Why not vote for the guy you want to win?
20 Because he won't get enough votes
30 Why won't he get enough votes?
40 Because not enough people will vote for him.
50 So why don't more people vote for him?
60 goto 20
FPTP is arguably broken, but people engaging in "tactical voting" isn't helping matters. You're supposed to vote for who you want to win, period.
How much of that situation is due precisely to that mindset?
It seems like circular logic to me.
FPTP is arguably broken, but people engaging in "tactical voting" isn't helping matters. You're supposed to vote for who you want to win, period.