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[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Cornel West has zero chance of winning

Mostly because people like yourself keep telling everyone that they have to vote for one of the two major parties.

If people voted their conscience, I bet he’d have a decent chance.

Yeah can also vote for Santa Clause.

He’s not eligible to be president, because he was born in Anatolia, and he’s been dead for 1700 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

If people voted their conscience, I bet he’d have a decent chance.

He would not. I'd bet if you ask the vast majority of voters they wouldn't even recognize his name, let alone know what his position on different topics is.

Also, you can write in anyone. Even with the issue of eligibility, it's probably still more likely he wins, and there are multiple natural born American ones. https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/12/21/who-are-americas-real-santa-clauses/