”This helps take away votes from Joe Biden,” the activist told one person at the rally, according to a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) by a Washington Post reporter. “We’re helping the Trump team who’s trying to get him on there,” added a woman by his side.
If you go to a restaurant, let’s say McDonald’s, and you order something they don’t have, like oysters and pasta, you aren’t going to get what you ordered. It’s as though you haven’t ordered at all, because you won’t get it.
You might think that ordering it could let McDonald’s know that there is a demand for oysters and pasta, and maybe they will change the menu.
That won’t work.
You might think other people in the restaurant will overhear you order it and decide they want that, too.
That won’t work either.
Your order serves no purpose. Technically, you’ve asked for something, demanded it even, but you won’t get it and you never will change the restaurant or the menu that way.
Telling anyone otherwise is spreading misinformation.
there will be more than two names on the ballot, and write ins are always allowed. this analogy doesn’t hold up.
They ask what you want at McDonald’s, and you can ask for anything you want. That doesn’t mean you’ll get it. The analogy is accurate.
but write in candidates can win. McDonald’s menu options are disanalogous to voting.
For downballot races? Sure. If you’re voting for a state rep or some uncontested local race, every vote counts. But we’re talking about a presidential election, and under the current rules, a write in candidate will never win.