{"id":15741,"date":"2026-10-26T16:43:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/wp-event\/is-a-write-in-vote-wasted-gov-shack-95\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:43:26","slug":"is-a-write-in-vote-wasted-gov-shack-95","status":"publish","type":"wp_events","link":"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/es\/wp-event\/is-a-write-in-vote-wasted-gov-shack-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Write-In Vote Wasted? | Gov Shack 95!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why a Larry Sharpe Vote Can Build the Future!\n\nLarry Sharpe will not appear on the New York Governor ballot in 2026\u2014but voters can still write him in. On Gov Shack LIVE, Larry asks a bigger question: What is the real value of a write-in vote, independent candidate, and protest vote when the major-party outcome appears predictable?\n\nWith Kathy Hochul leading Bruce Blakeman in the polls, is voting Republican automatically the \u201cpractical\u201d choice\u2014or can supporting an independent create more long-term political change? We\u2019ll discuss New York ballot access, election law, third parties, independent voters, wasted-vote propaganda, two-party politics, voter choice, political reform, and grassroots movements.\n\nCan write-in support help build future ballot access, spread new policies, pressure winning candidates, and grow an alternative political movement? What happens if voters simply keep doing the same thing?\n\nLink to DONATE: <a href=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/donate\/\">https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/donate\/<\/a>\n\nLink to VOLUNTEER: <a href=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/volunteer\/\">https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/volunteer\/<\/a>\n\nLink to my Policies: <a href=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/ny-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/ny-policies\/\">https:\/\/larrysharpe.com\/ny-policies\/<\/a>\n\n#WriteInLarrySharpe #LarrySharpe #KathyHochul #BruceBlakeman #BallotAccess<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why a Larry Sharpe Vote Can Build the Future! Larry Sharpe will not appear on the New York Governor ballot in 2026\u2014but voters can still write him in. 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