Trying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.

https://lemmy.world/post/19775471

Trying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be. - Lemmy.World

except that you could end up with a 3rd entrance by doing that ... eventually
No you won’t.
But if you put door in while building the house (local and primary elections) you’ll have installed it at the right time.