@JorgeStolfi @mcc @modulux But, the major parties examine those statistics, and if enough of us vote that way, it tells them, move left or else. And if they don't, it tells other voters, that left wing candidate is a serious contender. Other reason, there's federal government campaign funding of nearly $3 per first preference vote, goes to my far left candidate, and if one of the major parties wants it, they learn they need to move left. But when (sadly almost always inevitably) 2/n