If you vote in a state that is either a “safe” RED state or a “safe” BLUE state (if you are not sure why it is designated as such, click on your state from the list to the right and then come back), your vote in the general election is effectively worthless – because no matter how you vote, your state is almost certain to vote for Trump or Harris respectively.
But what that does mean is that you have an opportunity to send a powerful message to Harris – and to the country – by voting for a third party candidate in your state – someone, like Jill Stein, who stands for things like:
- abolition of nuclear weapons
- equitable transition to fossil-free, clean energy
- ceasefire in Gaza
- negotiations to end the war in Ukraine
- many other progressive positions!
And most imporantly, you also have the opportunity to help prevent Trump from getting elected, by swapping your vote with someone in a purple state who wants to vote for a third-party candidate. If you vote for their third-party candidate in your state, in exchange for them voting for Kamala Harris in their state, that candidate still gets an additional vote in the national tally, without it counting as a vote for Trump in that purple state, where it could prevent Harris from winning the election.
Yes, I want to swap my vote! Count me in!
Fill out the form below if you want to use your vote to send a powerful message to Harris, in exchange for someone in a PURPLE state voting for Harris to ensure Trump does not get in.