Only 9 states allow write-in candidates. 9 others throw out all write-in candidates. The rest require people to file for special permission for write-in votes to count. She’s unlikely to file the paperwork, so writing her in would be throwing away your vote in 41 states.
would be throwing away your vote in 41 states.
To throw a vote away it would have to matter in the first place.
True. In this case, there isn’t even a pretense of real alternatives since the main two get to gatekeep whether votes even count or are tallied in the majority of states. A systemic issue like this is different from the whole thing being a sham and may help convince some of how undemocratic the USian government is.
